The Russians shelled the Bakhmut direction 249 times with various types of weapons — the spokesman of the Eastern Defense Forces

Serhii Cherevatyi says that the Russians are shelling those settlements in the Bakhmut, Avdiivka, and Lyman directions that are of interest to them for an offensive.

The Ukrainian military is working to destroy Russian warehouses with artillery systems. Therefore, the Russians unload artillery shells no closer than 100 kilometers from the front line.

He also adds that the intensity of hostilities can be compared "with the WW II."