Ukrainian Armed Forces advance in the Bakhmut sector, while Russians fall into traps
Ukrainian Defense Forces continue to advance in the Bakhmut sector, while Russian invaders are trapped in some places
Colonel-General Oleksandr Syrsky, Commander of the Land Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, said this in a telegram.
“Bakhmut direction. We are making progress, the Defense Forces continue to advance, and the enemy is trapped in some places,” he emphasized.
In addition, Syrsky also showed a video of “the excellent work of the ‘Ghost’ group of the Hetman Bohdan Khmelnytsky Separate Presidential Brigade. A sniper with the call sign “Alpha” is working. From 1200 meters he destroyed the enemy with one shot”.
During the sniper’s work, the group was being hunted by an enemy UAV, which was also shot down, the commander emphasized.
What is known about the Ukrainian counteroffensive
According to Espresso, on June 4, the Ukrainian Armed Forces launched a counteroffensive on the southern front, continuing a series of offensives near Bakhmut and in the Belgorod region.
On June 11, the Ukrainian Armed Forces announced the liberation of Blahodatne, Neskuchne, and Makarivka, near the border of Donetsk and Zaporizhzhia. On the morning of June 12, Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Malyar reported that the national flag was flying again over Storozhove in Donetsk Oblast.
On June 24, the Ukrainian Defense Forces officially confirmed the liberation of the territories near Krasnohorivka in Donetsk region, which had been under occupant control since 2014.
On June 26, Hanna Malyar reported that the Ukrainian Armed Forces had advanced 1 to 2 km in the eastern areas of the frontline over the week. During the offensive in the south, the Ukrainian Armed Forces liberated 130 square kilometers. On the same day, the Defense Forces returned the village of Rivne, Donetsk region, to Ukrainian control.
British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace said that Ukraine has already liberated more territory as part of its summer counteroffensive than Russia captured during the entire winter offensive.
Ukraine’s Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov said that the settlements already liberated by the Ukrainian Armed Forces were not the “main event” – they were just the introduction to a major counteroffensive.
Experts at the Institute for the Study of War believe that the Russian military is likely to deploy additional forces from other areas near Bakhmut in response to Ukrainian offensives in the area.
On the morning of July 3, Hanna Malyar reported that over the past week, the Ukrainian military had liberated about 38 square kilometers. km of territory.
On July 4, it was reported that Ukrainian troops were advancing on the southern flank around Bakhmut in Donetsk region and in the south.
On July 6, the Ukrainian Armed Forces advanced and consolidated their positions in three areas – Bakhmut, Melitopol and Berdiansk, while they continued to hold the line in Kupyansk.
On July 7, Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Malyar reported that the Defense Forces were advancing on the flanks of Bakhmut and grinding the enemy to a halt in the south – the ratio of losses in the Russian army was more than five times higher.
Also on Saturday, July 8, it was reported that the Ukrainian military had achieved tactically significant success in the area of Bakhmut. At the same time, they continued their counteroffensive on at least three other frontlines
