Ukrainian armed forces achieve success in counteroffensive operations on Berdiansk, Bakhmut, and Toretsk fronts

The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has announced the successful outcome of an offensive operation in the Berdiansk, Bakhmut, and Toretsk directions. 

Rubryka reports this update, citing the spokesperson of the General Staff, Andrii Kovaliov, during a live broadcast from the Military Media Center, and Deputy Minister of Defense Hanna Maliar, who also shared the information on Telegram.

"During the offensive operation, the troops of Ukraine's defense forces strike group advanced from 500 meters to 1 kilometer in the Berdiansk direction over the past day," Kovaliov noted.

The General Staff spokesman added that the area of the territory taken under control was up to 3 square kilometers.

In her turn, Maliar also stressed that during the past day, Ukrainian troops advanced 250 m in the direction of Bakhmut in the area of the Berkhivka Reservoir and 200 m in the direction of Toretsk.

"Battles are currently ongoing in the areas of Mala Tokmachka, Novodanilivka, near Makarivka in the Orikhiv direction; Maryinka; Yahidne in the Bakhmut region; Vesele in the Liman area," said a representative of the defense department.

The deputy minister stressed that the Russian occupiers were doing everything to keep the positions captured by them. They actively use assault and army aviation and conduct intense artillery fire.

"During the offensive, the Ukrainian troops encounter continuous minefields, combined with anti-tank ditches," Maliar said. "The occupiers are also trying to stop the advance of the defenders with constant counterattacks of their units on armored vehicles and the massive use of ATGMs and kamikaze drones." 

Background

During the past week, Ukraine's Defense Forces liberated seven settlements in the southeastern Zaporizhzhia and eastern Donetsk regions from the Russian invaders with offensive actions.

The following settlements were successfully de-occupied in the Zaporizhzhia region: Lobkove, Levadne, and Novodarivka.

In the Donetsk region, Ukraine soldiers liberated the villages of Storozheve, Blahodatne, Neskuchne, and Makarivka.

Also, the commander of the Ground Forces of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Oleksandr Syrskyi, released a video of the advance of Ukrainian troops in the Bakhmut direction and the Russian losses.

As Rubryka reported, the total number of losses of the Russian army since the beginning of the invasion is 216,650 soldiers. Over the past day, the Ukrainian military destroyed 470 invaders, four tanks, 20 artillery systems, and other equipment.