Moscow [Russia], May 12: The Russian Defense Ministry on May 11 denied reports that the defense lines of the Russian army had been broken in some hot spots in Ukraine."The statements on some Telegram channels that the defenses were broken at various points of the battle line are not true," TASS news agency this morning on May 12 quoted a notice from the Russian Defense Ministry . The ministry confirmed that the situation in the Russian military operation area is generally under control.Russian assault units continued to attack the western parts of the city of Bakhmut in the Donetsk Oblast in eastern Ukraine, with the support of aircraft and artillery at 10 p.m. on May 11, according to the Russian Defense Ministry.The ministry also said that units of the southern fighting group were making every effort to blockade the city of Avdiivka and take control of the city of Maryinka, also in the Donetsk region.According to the Russian Defense Ministry, a battle is currently underway to repel a Ukrainian attack on the city of Maloilyinovka in the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic.The Russian Defense Ministry issued the statement after a senior Ukrainian military officer announced that Russian forces had withdrawn from some areas near Bakhmut following limited counterattacks by Kyiv forces around that city. , according to AFP.In addition, Yevgeny Prigozhin , head of the Russian private Wagner military company whose mercenaries participated in the battle for Bakhmut, admitted in the past three days that several Ukrainian units have successfully broken through. in some areas, according to AFP.The West has handed over 28 aircraft to UkraineMeanwhile, Poland's Permanent Representative to the European Union (EU) on May 11 announced that the West had handed over to Ukraine 28 aircraft and 575 tanks, according to TASS news agency."Of the 575 tanks delivered to Ukraine to date, [Poland] has 325. [France] is second (85), [Germany] third (80) and [US] fourth (76). In addition, of the 28 aircraft delivered to [Ukraine] so far, Poland has sent up to 14 MiG-29 fighters," Poland's Permanent Representative to the EU wrote on Twitter.Earlier on the same day, EU High Commissioner for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy JosepBorrell stated that since Russia launched a military operation in Ukraine on February 24, 2022, EU member states have sent weapons gas and ammunition worth 16 billion euros to Ukraine, completed the training of 17,000 soldiers and plans to deliver 1 million rounds of artillery shells before the end of the year, according to TASS.Source: ThanhNien Newspaper
