Contents tagged with Bakhmut

  • Ukrainian military: Russians are trapped in Bakhmut

    The Ukrainian military continues to successfully advance in the Bakhmut area of the Donetsk region, said was the commander of the Ukrainian Ground Forces Oleksandr Syrskyi.

    "Bakhmut direction. There are successes. The defense forces continue to move forward, and the enemy is trapped in places," Syrskyi said, publishing a video of the work of Ukrainian snipers.

    "The video shows the excellent work of the Ghost group of the separate presidential brigade named after Hetman Bohdan Khmelnytsky. A …

  • Kyiv: Ukrainian troops continue to advance near Bakhmut

    Ukrainian troops continue to advance near Bakhmut. Soon, data on the territories that have been liberated will be made public, said the speaker of the Eastern Group of Forces of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Serhiy Cherevaty, on the Ukrainian TV.

    "We are making progress in the Bakhmut direction. Combat work on the flanks continues. There is pressure on the enemy. After a detailed analysis and verification, we will provide detailed data on the territory that was liberated," he said.

    According to …

  • Kyiv: Ukrainian Forces are advancing in three directions

    Over the past day, the Ukrainian Armed Forces have advanced in three directions, reported the Ukrainian Deputy Defense Minister, Hanna Malyar.

    "In the course of the offensive operation, our troops over the past day advanced in: the Bakhmut direction in the area of the Berkhivske Reservoir by 250 m, the Toretsk direction by 200 m, the Berdyansk direction from 0.5 to 1 km. The territory of up to 3 sq. km has been taken under our control," Malyar said.

    She emphasized that the Russians are doing …

  • Ukrainian Forces continue offensive near Bakhmut

    Ukrainian troops continue their offensive near Bakhmut. Over the past day, the Ukrainian Armed Forces have advanced more than a kilometer in different areas around the city, said the Deputy Defense Minister of Ukraine, Hanna Malyar.

    "Now the enemy is moving its reserves to this direction," Malyar added.

    According to her, as of today, the Russian regular army is conducting military operations, airborne assault detachments have been involved. The mercenaries of the Wagner Group also remain in …

  • Kyiv: Ukrainian Forces continue to advance near Bakhmut

    Ukrainian forces are advancing in the Bakhmut area and in several other directions in the Donetsk region, said Deputy Minister of Defense of Ukraine Hanna Malyar speaking on Ukrainian TV.

    "We are conducting a defensive and offensive operation. We have a set of measures, and I emphasize once again: do not focus exclusively on offensive actions. This is a range of different actions, including offensive ones. Today, we also have successes. We are talking about the flanks around Bakhmut and other …

  • Kyiv: Ukrainian Forces begin offensive operations in specific areas

    The Ukrainian Forces are moving to offensive operations in some areas of the front, reported Ukrainian Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Malyar on Telegram .

    "A defensive operation contains everything, including counter-offensive actions. Therefore, in some areas we are moving to offensive actions," Malyar said.

    She stressed that the Bakhmut direction remains the epicenter of the fighting. There, Ukrainian troops move on a fairly wide front, succeed and capture dominant heights.

    According to …

  • Kyiv denies Prigozhin’s claims that Wagner mercenaries are in full control of Bakhmut

    In a video published by his press service, the head of the Wagner PMC, Yevgeny Prigozhin, said that his units had established full control of Bakhmut.

    Prigozhin  said that the Wagner PMC completely controls the city. Prigozhin made several claims before about completely capturing Bakhmut.

    In his address, Prigozhin noted that the "Bakhmut meat grinder" lasted 224 days. According to him, the Ukrainian city was taken under control exclusively by the forces of his private army, without the help, …

  • Kyiv: Ukrainian Forces are seizing initiative from Russians near Bakhmut

    Ukrainian Forces have seized the initiative from Russians in the Bakhmut direction and try to counterattack. Today, the Ukrainian troops have advanced to a distance of up to 500 m in various areas hear Bakhmut, said Serhiy Cherevaty, spokesman for the Eastern Group of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, speaking on the Ukrainian TV.

    The U.S.-based Institute for the Study of War (ISW) reported that, during counter-offensive operations on May 18, Ukrainian forces achieved tactically significant gains in …

  • Kyiv: Ukrainian Forces continue to advance near Bakhmut

    Ukrainian troops have advanced up to 500 meters in some areas around Bakhmut, the representative of the Eastern Group of Ukrainian Forces, Serhiy Cherevaty told Channel 24.

    According to him, Ukrainian soldiers are conducting a successful defensive operation and counterattacking despite the advantage of Russian troops in weapons and manpower.

    "During this one day, up to 500 meters were covered by our units in certain areas of the Bakhmut front," Cherevaty said.

    He noted that this is still the …

  • Russian Defense Ministry confirms two of its colonels were killed by Ukrainian Forces in Bakhmut

    The deputy commander of the army corps for military-political work, Colonel Yevgeny Brovko, died while repelling an attack by the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Bakhmut, reported the Russian Defense Ministry.

    In addition, according to their information, the commander of the 4th Motorized Rifle Brigade, Colonel Vyacheslav Makarov, who "led the battle" near the village of Krasne, was seriously wounded and died during the evacuation.

    According to the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, the …