Ukraine says its troops are on the offensive in Bakhmut
Ukraine’s deputy defense minister said Wednesday that the country’s troops have advancecd as much as one kilometer (0.6 miles) in the Bakhmut area in Donetsk, the epicenter of fighting in eastern Ukraine.
“In the direction of Bakhmut, our troops switched from defense to offensive,” Hanna Maliar said on Telegram in comments translated by Google. She added that over the past day, Ukraine’s forces there had “advanced from 200 to 1,100 meters in various sections of the Bakhmut direction.”
Maliar said Russian forces in Bakhmut were on the defensive in the town as they tried to hold onto occupied positions and were sending in reserves.
After months of intense fighting, Russian mercenary forces claimed to have wholly captured Bakhmut last month before handing over most of their positions to regular Russian army units. Ukraine denied it had lost the now largely-ruined town.
CNBC was unable to immediately verify the minister’s claims. Russia’s defense ministry denied Ukraine had made advances around Bakhmut.
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