 Vagnarite in Bakhmut are feeling like rats in a mousetrap. Oleksandr Sirsky, the commander of the ground forces of the Ukrainian armed forces, visited the troops near Bakhmut and thanked them for their counter-offensive actions during the last three days, completely disorienting the Russians. Dear brothers, dear heroes, you are creating the latest history. This is another chapter in our war and it began just three days ago when you launched an offensive. By your actions, you have stalled the entire Russian army because the Russians do not know where the offensive is, where our general offensive is, or what is happening near Bakhmut, which they already considered theirs and said that it was already actually surrounded. Moreover, now the situation is completely different. The commander of the ground forces said he added that the Vagnarites in Bakhmut are feeling like rats in a mousetrap, because the defense forces from the north and the south continue offensive actions and gain victories. According to Sirsky, the defenders of Bakhmut use the active defense principle, thus destroying the Russian plans who still have more resources. He added that he discussed and made the necessary decisions with the commanders of units and subdivisions to continue the defensive operation. He said that together they had calculated all possible scenarios.