Deputy minister: Russian troops fail to capture Bakhmut 

Despite the attacks from 4 directions, the Russian troops fail to capture the city of Bakhmut, Deputy Minister of Defense of Ukraine, Hanna Maliar, said, Report informs.

According to her, Russian troops are trying to encircle Avdiivka in order to capture Bakhmut: "To put it simply, the defense operation in eastern Ukraine is quite complicated."