Ukraine says it has recaptured Klishchiivka, an eastern village on the southern flank of Bakhmut, which fell into Russian hands during months of heavy fighting,
Russia was still trying to regain lost positions despite the village's liberation, she wrote on the Telegram messaging app.The commander of Ukraine's ground forces, Oleksandr Syrskyi, also confirmed the recapture of the village, which Russia claimed control of in January, had a pre-war population of about 400, and is around nine kilometres south of Bakhmut.
Ukrainian troops spokesperson Ilia Yevlash, said the battle inflicted "powerful damage" on Russian airborne units, the "Akhmat" battalion of Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov, Storm-Z made up of Russian criminals, the Russian general staff's military intelligence, and motorised rifle units. "So, now we have gained a base that will allow us to continue to develop offensive actions and liberate our land from the invaders," he wrote on the Telegram messaging app.Both settlements were substantially destroyed in months of fighting for Bakhmut.For several months now, Ukrainian forces have been conducting offensives north and south of the city in order to dislodge Russian units from it.
Ukrainian military analysts said this week the liberation of settlements near Bakhmut would allow the military to advance from the southern flank in the Bakhmut area, gaining control of the heights.Ukrainian media outlets quoted intelligence sources as saying explosions reported in the Crimean city of Sevastopol on Sunday were due to a joint operation by its forces.
He also said no damage was done when Russian air defences brought down three Ukrainian drones in the area on Sunday.
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