Ukrainian forces made limited gains in Bakhmut area, enemy suffers losses - General Staff

Andrii Kovaliov, spokesperson for the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, said this on Ukrainian television, an Ukrinform correspondent reports.

"To the north and south of the city of Bakhmut, the [Ukrainian] defense forces continue to put pressure on the enemy, driving them out of the previously captured positions. [...] They have partial success, they are entrenched in the reached lines," he said.

According to him, the enemy offers fierce resistance, suffering huge losses. Heavy fighting continues.

Kovaliov noted that the Ukrainian military continues to hold off the advance of Russian troops in the Lyman, Avdiivka and Marinka sectors.

The Ukrainian General Staff earlier said the enemy was concentrating its main efforts on the Lyman, Bakhmut, Avdiivka and Marinka areas, with over 40 combat clashes recorded there over the past 24 hours.