There is progress in the Bakhmut sector: Defense forces take positions behind the railroad tracks – ISW
Geolocation footage shows that the Ukrainian Armed Forces are making progress near Bakhmut and in the western part of Zaporizhzhia region.
This is stated in the report of the Institute for the Study of War (ISW).
Geolocation footage released on October 29 shows that Ukrainian forces have advanced beyond the railroad tracks south of Andriivka (10 km southwest of Bakhmut).
Ukrainian troops also advanced in the west of Zaporizhzhia region.
The Ukrainian General Staff reported that the troops continued their assault operations south of Bakhmut and continued their offensive in the Melitopol (western Zaporizhzhia region).
A prominent Russian military blogger said that last week Ukrainian forces took control of certain positions in the Zaporizhzhia sector (western Zaporizhzhia region).
A Kremlin-linked Russian military blogger claimed that last week the occupiers tried to regain lost positions near Klishchiyivka and Andriivka and pushed Ukrainian forces back from positions near the Berkhiv reservoir (about 2 km northwest of Bakhmut).
Another Kremlin-linked Russian military blogger said that positional fighting was taking place south of Bakhmut.