Ukraine claims good points on southeastern entrance, combating rages in east

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The Ukrainian navy on Thursday claimed extra success in its counter-offensive towards Russian forces on the southeastern entrance, a day after saying the liberation of a village that had served as a Russian strongpoint.

The navy stated Ukraine had made progress to the south of Urozhaine, a village in Donetsk area that Kyiv stated on Wednesday it had retaken because it tries to construct momentum for a southward push into occupied areas in the direction of the Sea of Azov.

“In the direction south of Urozhaine they (Ukrainian troops) had success,” navy spokesman Andriy Kovaliov stated on nationwide tv.

He gave no extra particulars.

Urozhaine was the primary village Kyiv stated it had retaken since July 27, a stretch of time that signalled the problem Kyiv faces in advancing by closely mined Russian defensive strains with out highly effective air assist. It lies about 100 km west of the Russian-held metropolis of Donetsk.

Kovaliov additionally reported fierce combating within the northeastern Kharkiv area, and round an jap village not removed from Bakhmut, town occupied by Russian forces in May after a bloody months-long wrestle.

“The enemy conducted unsuccessful offensive actions in the area of Senkivka in Kharkiv region and Bohdanivka in Donetsk. There are serious battles here,” he stated.

“In the Bakhmut direction, defensive forces (Ukraine) continue to conduct offensive actions to the south of Bakhmut.”

A Ukrainian common stated on Wednesday that Russia was attacking in the direction of Kupiansk, a city in Kharkiv area, however Kovaliov stated Ukraine was holding them again, in addition to Russian assaults to Bakhmut’s north and close to the city of Lyman.

Russia controls almost a fifth of Ukraine, together with the peninsula of Crimea, most of Luhansk area and enormous tracts of the areas of Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson.

Kyiv says its counter-offensive is progressing slower than it needed due to huge Russian minefields and heavily-fortified Russian defensive strains.