DONETSK, November 3. /TASS/. The Ukrainian military threw additional reserves of inexperienced recruits into battle near Artyomovsk (called Bakhmut in Ukraine), losing dozens of troops over the past two days, Yan Gagin, adviser to the head of the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR), told TASS on Friday.

"The presence of personnel with little experience has been noticeably observed on the other side of the frontline over the past several days. Reconnaissance has confirmed that the enemy has deployed reserves of mobilized recruits to the frontline. Senseless casualties whose number has reached several dozen personnel over the past two days," Gagin said.

Active artillery duels continue north and south of Artyomovsk, he added.

The Ukrainian military has been making unsuccessful attempts to advance since June 4. As Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu said on October 30, the Kiev regime has lost more than 90,000 troops killed and wounded, about 600 tanks and 1,900 armored vehicles over this period. The Russian defense chief stressed that the Ukrainian military had failed to achieve any significant tactical successes.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on October 15 that the Ukrainian army’s counteroffensive had completely failed, although Kiev was preparing new offensive operations in some frontline areas.