The Ukrainian army reports successes on Bakhmut’s southern flank: According to their own statements, the town of Andriivka near the city in eastern Ukraine controlled by Russian forces has been recaptured.
During the counterattacks, Ukrainian soldiers captured the village in Donetsk Oblast, the General Staff said in its morning report on Friday. Their own units had inflicted significant losses on the enemy, both in terms of soldiers and military equipment.
Positions fixed
In addition, Ukrainian forces have strengthened their own positions. Andriivka is located south of Bakhmut. The village, destroyed today, is the scene of one of the fiercest battles since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine began in February 2022. The Ukrainian General Staff reported partial success in Klishchiyivka, another city south of Bakhmut.
Illia Jevlash, spokesperson for the Eastern Armed Forces Group, also said that Ukrainian forces had driven out Russian forces from their positions near Minkivka and Dubovo-Vasylivka – two towns northwest of Bakhmut.
Gradual advance in the south
The Ukrainian General Staff and Ukrainian Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Maljar also reported that the gradual advance on the Melitopol front in the south continues.
Maljar initially announced on Thursday that Andriivka had been brought under the control of its own forces. She later explained that this was not true, as fighting was still raging around the village. According to the US Institute for War Studies, Russian military bloggers also reported on Thursday that there was a fight over Andriivka and Klishchiivka.
Source: Krone
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