Ukraine Claims To Reclaim Close Region Of Bakhmut From Russia

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JAKARTA - Ukraine claims its troops have reclaimed an area of four square kilometers bound for Bakhmut, in the eastern region of Donetsk.

In one week, the area towards Bakhmut covering an area of four square kilometers has been released. In total, during the attack on that direction, the area that was released was 35 square kilometers," Ukraine Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Malam said in a statement quoted by ANTARA from Anadolu, Monday, July 24.

Maliar said Ukrainian forces carried out successful attacks on the southern side of Bakhmut over the past week, and they continued to move forward in the region in stages but convincingly.

He claimed the main fighting took place outside the settlements of Klishchiivka, Andriivka, and Kurdimivka.

"The enemy continues to focus its main efforts towards Kupiansk, Lyman, Bakhmut, Avdivka, and Marinka..." fierce fighting continues," said Malaman.

He said Russia was actively carrying out attacks on Kupiansk with the intention of pushing Ukrainian troop units beyond the Oskil River barrier.

Maliar claims Russia is also focusing its efforts on expelling Ukrainian troops in a forest area near Serebrianka Village towards Lyman, in addition to carrying out unsuccessful attacks on the east of Torske settlement.

On the south front line, Maliar said Ukrainian troops continued attacks on Melitopol and Berdiansk in the Zaporizhia region.

"For a week, as a result of offensive actions in the south, the area that was released increased by 12.7 square kilometers. In general, the area that was released in the south was 192.1 square kilometers," he said.

Russian officials have not commented on Ukraine's claims, which cannot be independently verified due to the ongoing war.