Ukraine has entrenched in the recovered positions in the south to advance towards the coast of the Azov Seaas Russian forces try to expand their gains in the east, where a Russian bombardment last night left at least seven dead and more than 80 injured.
“The enemy made unsuccessful attempts to recapture lost positions” in the southern region of Zaporizhianotes the last part of the General Staff of the Ukrainian Army.
Meanwhile, the kyiv forces continued “offensive actions on the fronts of Melitopol and Berdiansk“, where they entrenched themselves in the conquered positions, he adds.
The information about the gradual Ukrainian advances in the south was also highlighted in the latest report of the Institute for the Study of War (ISW), which indicates that the Kiev forces continued their counterattacks in at least two sectors of the front.
Simultaneously, Russian and Ukrainian troops continue fighting in the east, where two russian missiles hit a residential building in Pokrovsk, in the Donetsk region, tonight.