Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said the Ukrainian army has advanced against Russian forces and liberated several towns. But Ukrainian officials and the Russian-installed leader have said that Kiev's forces have advanced south, regaining control of several villages along the Dnieper River.
The Ukrainian military command, based in the south of the country, said its forces destroyed 31 Russian tanks, one rocket launcher.
The Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Donetsk region have liberated the village of Torsken and forced the Russian invaders to retreat towards Kremina.
The news was announced by the spokesman of the Eastern Group of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Serhii Cherevati, reports Ukrinform.
"Yesterday, our army confirmed that the village of Torske had been recaptured. The enemy retreated, the remnants of those who were not eliminated when they tried to retreat towards Kremina, are trying to build fortifications there. Therefore, our missile units, artillery and air force are doing everything to prevent them from building fortifications," Cherevaty said.
According to him, Russian troops are active in the Avdiivka direction and the Bakhmut direction, towns part of the Donetsk region where fighting is still ongoing. they continue.
Dozens of settlements remain 'under the fire of Russian military forces' in eastern Ukraine. Over the past day, Russian troops have bombed 35 settlements, including Bakhmut and Kramatorsk.
As for the newly mobilized Russian soldiers, Cherevati noted that they had had no impact on the fighting so far.