NATO's statements about the alleged "possible collapse of Bakhmut's defenses" indicate that the Alliance does not fully understand the situation. It is difficult for them to understand the logic of this war.

 This was stated by the representative of the eastern group of troops, Serhiy Cherevaty, on the air of the telethon.

 Explanation of NATO Secretary General's words about Bakhmut

 "I want to say that the last war with which NATO had more tangential relations was the war in the former Yugoslavia, which was much smaller in terms of the volume and use of troops, etc. So they are more used to stabilization, training or peacekeeping missions," he said Potbellied.

 According to him, it is actually difficult for NATO to completely understand the logic of the war that is taking place in Ukraine.

 "They approach this purely pragmatically with dry calculations, sometimes not understanding that the Ukrainians, having been in such a war for a year, have developed much greater stability and power of tactical solutions. Therefore, I think that NATO is studying this and they need to study it all further. I think that such statements should be treated with respect, but with the understanding that they do not fully understand the whole situation," Cherevaty explained.

 What Stoltenberg said

 It will be recalled that yesterday NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg did not rule out the possible fall of Bakhmut's defenses. According to him, this may happen in the coming days.

 "Given the continuation of hostilities in Bakhmut, there is a possibility that it will fall in the coming days," Stoltenberg said and emphasized that this would not necessarily be a "turning point" in the war.

 The situation in Bakhmut

 According to Serhiy Cherevaty, the representative of the Eastern Group of Forces, over the past day, the Russians fired 128 artillery strikes in the Bakhmut direction, and 20 shellings were fired in the Bakhmut region.

 "A total of 41 skirmishes took place along the entire front line and 19 near Bakhmut. 127 enemies were killed. 135 were wounded to varying degrees," Cherevaty said.

 He emphasized that Bakhmut remains the main target of attack by the Russian invaders.

 We will remind, as the commander of the Ground Forces, Colonel-General Oleksandr Syrsky, said today, the urgency of the defense of Bakhmut is only increasing. The occupiers throw the most combat-ready units into battle, in particular the "Wagnerians".

 In addition, ISW analysts believe that Russia probably does not have enough resources to continue the offensive if Bakhmut is captured.