Ukrainian forces drive back Russian troops by 1,2 km in Bakhmut – 3rd Assault Brigade

During the last day around Bakhmut, the soldiers of the 3rd Assault Brigade pushed back the Russian invaders from the territory of 1.8 km along the front line and 1.2 km deep into the front.

As a result of the offensive actions, the enemy suffered heavy losses, Ukraine's side reported.

During the past day, the Third Assault Brigade pushed back the enemy from territories 1.8 km along the front line and 1.2 km deep into the front.

As a result of the offensive actions of the 2nd assault battalion, units of the Russian 57th brigade and the detachment of "Storm Z" prison guards suffered significant losses: about 30 dead and 40 injured, the statement says.

Ukrainian fighters eliminated warehouses with Russian equipment, in particular armored vehicles, tanks, and artillery of the enemy.

The military notes that the enemy's forces were almost completely pushed back beyond the canal, where the positions of the occupiers were located recently.

The enemy's forces have been almost completely pushed back beyond the canal, where the positions of the occupiers were located recently. We are advancing! the message reads.

On 5 June, the Ministry of Defence reported that the Ukrainian army was successfully advancing across a wide stretch of the Bakhmut front.

President Volodymyr Zelensky, thanking the 3rd Separate Assault Brigade and the 57th Separate Motorised Infantry Brigade, hinted that Ukrainian defenders had moved forward on the Bakhmut front.