Ukraine’s armed forces advance near Avdiivka in Donetsk region, make gains in Zaporizhzhia region – Deepstate

Ukraine's armed forces are advancing near Avdiivka, Donetsk region. Ukrainian soldiers are also successful in the Zaporizhzhia region.

Rubryka reports this with reference to the updated Deepstate map.

According to the map of hostilities, the gray zone has increased in the Avdiivka area. Active hostilities continue there, and the Ukrainian military has certain successes near the village of Vesele.

Additionally, Vitaliy Barabash, Head of the Avdiivka City Military Administration, confirmed the advancement of Ukrainian troops in his statement broadcasted on a telethon.

"They don't lose even a small chance; they use every opportunity. And in principle, it is not yet visible on the DeepState interactive map, but in the last two weeks, our soldiers have advanced a little more than a kilometer," said Barabash.

Ukrainian forces are progressing on the Zaporizhzhia front, notably south of the Mala Tokmachka settlement.

It is worth noting that units of Ukraine's armed forces continue their assaults west of the city of Orikhiv, where the village of Lobkove was liberated. Analysts of the Deepstate service also note that, in general, the intensity of hostilities has subsided somewhat.

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As it was reported, at the beginning of June, the Ukrainian military intensified offensive operations at several areas of the front at once. In particular, Ukraine's armed forces are advancing on the flanks of the Bakhmut front.

In addition, Ukrainian soldiers began to liberate settlements on the Berdiansk and Zaporizhzhia fronts. For a long time, the front line in these directions was unchanged.

The following settlements were successfully de-occupied in the Zaporizhzhia region:

• Lobkove,
• Levadne,
• Novodarivka

In the Donetsk region, our soldiers liberated the following villages:

• Storozheve,
• Blahodatne,
• Neskuchne,
• Makarivka.

At the same time, British intelligence notes that the occupying forces are now suffering the greatest losses since the peak of the battle for Bakhmut in March of this year.

Over the past 24 hours, on June 17, the Ukrainian army eliminated more than 600 invaders; since the beginning of the Russian aggression, the invaders have lost almost 220,000 soldiers.