(The fourth paragraph corrects that there were Ukrainian offensive actions on the front near Robotyne.)
KIEV (dpa-AFX) – The Ukrainian army says it has repelled advances by Russian occupation troops on two important sections of the front. Russian units tried to recapture the village of Andriyivka near Bakhmut in Donbass, which was lost last week. The General Staff in Kiev announced this on Wednesday evening. However, they did not succeed in this.
Bakhmut itself was conquered by the Russians after months of fighting with heavy losses. In their counteroffensive, the Ukrainians advance north and south of the city and put the Russian occupiers under pressure.
At Marjinka in the Donetsk region, ten Russian advances were repelled during the day, according to the evening situation report. The military information could not immediately be independently verified.
There were Russian air and artillery attacks on the sector of the front near Robotyne in the Zaporizhia region of southern Ukraine. At this point the Ukrainians have advanced deep into the heavily fortified Russian positions. Recently, however, there have been few changes. The report mentioned Ukrainian offensive actions in the region without providing details.
Ukraine has been fending off a Russian invasion for almost 19 months and is receiving military aid from many countries./fko/DP/jha