Spokesman: Ukrainian army advancing in directions of Bakhmut, Toretsk and Berdyansk

Ukrainian defenders are successfully advancing in the direction of Bakhmut, Toretsk, and Berdyansk, said Spokesman for the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Andriy Kovalyov, Report informs.

According to him, the villages of Lobkovo, Levadne, Novodarivka of the Zaporizhzhia region, and the Neskuchne, Storozheve, Makarovka, and Blagodatnoye villages of the Donetsk region have been liberated from occupation.

Kovalyov said that Ukrainian troops advanced 1.5 km on the left flank and 3.5 km on the right in the direction of Bakhmut: "The Ukrainian military has advanced 250 meters in the past day in the Berkhivka Reservoir."

The spokesman emphasized that the Ukrainians advanced 500-1000 meters in the direction of Berdyansk and liberated 3 km² area was liberated.