War update: Ukraine’s forces see certain success in Zaporizhzhia region

Ukrainian soldiers are entrenching themselves on the recently gained positions amid their advance toward Novodanylivka and Novoprokopivka.

This was announced by the spokesman for the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Andriy Kovaliov, who spoke on the air of the national telethon, Ukrinform reports.

"Ukraine’s Defense Forces pursue their offensive operation in the Bakhmut and Melitopol directions. They were successful toward Novodanylivka and Novoprokopivka. They are getting entrenched along the gained lines, inflicting artillery fire damage on the designated enemy targets. They are also engaged in counter-battery fire," he said.

Kovaliov added that in the direction of Bakhmut, Ukraine’s Armed Forces continue to conduct offensive operations south of the town. At the same time, according to the spokesman, the enemy undertook assault efforts in the Klishchiivka, Avdiivka, and Marinka areas, Donetsk region, seeing no success.

As Ukrinform reported, over the past 24 hours, the enemy has launched four missile attacks and 58 air strikes, also firing 60 rocket salvos at the positions of the Ukrainian troops and populated areas. As a result of Russian terrorist attacks, civilian casualties were reported.

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