Ukraine retakes more territory in the east and south in a counteroffensive.

In Ukraine’s military counteroffensive against Russian forces, Ukrainian troops reportedly retook more ground on the eastern front and advanced in the south on Monday, according to the Ukrainian government’s report.

Hanna Maliar, Deputy Minister of Defense for Ukraine, stated that Ukrainian forces had retaken two square kilometers (0.77 square miles) of ground in the previous week near the devastated eastern city of Bakhmut, which Russian troops took in May after months of battle. Russian troops occupied Bakhmut in May.

According to Maliar, the soldiers of Kyiv have also reclaimed two villages located on the southern edge of the city. These villages are Andriivka and Klishchiivka.

Both cities are situated on higher land, and regaining control of either could pave the way for regaining authority in the other city.

According to Maliar, Ukrainian forces have won back 51 square kilometers (19 square miles) of territory close to Bakhmut since the beginning of the counteroffensive.

According to Maliar, further to the south in the Donetsk region, Ukrainian troops continued to thwart a Russian onslaught headed toward Avdiivka and Maryinka.

According to Maliar, Ukrainian forces are attempting to push toward the Sea of Azov as part of a southern drive meant to separate Russian forces, who have retaken 5.2 square kilometers (two square miles) in the previous week.

According to what she stated, during the counteroffensive, Ukraine regained control of more than 260 square kilometers (100 square miles) of territory in the south.

During its counteroffensive, which has been going on for the past three months, Ukraine has been making sluggish but steady progress against the entrenched Russian positions. They have recaptured several villages and made headway on the flanks of Bakhmut, but they have not taken any large settlements.
Critics in the West who argue that the offensive is moving at too slow of a pace and is being hampered by strategic errors have been refuted by President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and other officials.

Reuters could not independently verify the reports, and Russia has not commented on the supposed advancements made by Ukraine.