 Russians regretted entering the Bakhmut centre they retreat. The main battles for Bakhmut are already taking place in the centre of the city, but there is no threat of encirclement yet. This was said by Ukrainian military expert Oleg Zdanov. According to him, the Russians are pressing the Ukrainian troops from three sides and a large number of manpower is stationed in each occupied street. The situation there is very difficult. But I cannot say that they defeated us in a military sense because we are oppressing them. Zdanov emphasised. The expert also said that the centre of Bakhmut has become an obstacle for Wagner and regular Russian troops. We are successfully controlling the city centre. We prevent the enemy from trying to advance either from the north or from the south. Zdanov also added that the Ukrainian army is improving its tactical positions in the Marin and Avdeev areas. We are counter-attacking, which is quite good. Russian forces are already forced to retreat in some areas.