Ukraine stated on Sunday that Russian troops were advancing in four regions in the country’s east amid “fierce fighting,” but that its forces were going forward in the south.
Russian troops were moving near Avdiivka, Mariinka, Lyman, and Svatove, according to Deputy Defence Minister Ganna Maliar.
“Fierce fighting is going on everywhere,” Maliar wrote on social media, adding: “The situation is quite complicated”.
Ukrainian forces have made incremental progress in their counteroffensive began last month, but have yet to achieve a decisive breakthrough, prompting Western partners to increase military support vows.
Maliar also claimed that Ukrainian troops were pushing with “partial success” on the eastern flank of Bakhmut and between Berdyansk and Melitopol in the south.
In the south, she said Ukrainian soldiers were encountering “intense enemy resistance, remote mining, and reserve deployment” and were only moving “gradually.”
“They are persistently and unceasingly creating conditions for as fast an advance as possible,” she added.
The latest developments on the battlefield came after Ukrainian officials said Russia launched its first overnight drone attack on the capital Kyiv in 12 days.
Ukraine said all the drones were downed.
