{"id":32517,"date":"2023-06-06T02:40:50","date_gmt":"2023-06-06T02:40:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gyalchisarshog.com\/?p=32517"},"modified":"2023-06-06T02:40:51","modified_gmt":"2023-06-06T02:40:51","slug":"ukraine-war-kyiv-says-troops-advance-on-eastern-front","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gyalchisarshog.com\/?p=32517","title":{"rendered":"Ukraine war: Kyiv says troops advance on eastern front"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>BBC News:   <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ukrainian forces have advanced around Bakhmut, Deputy Defence Minister Hanna Maliar has said, describing the eastern city as the &#8220;epicentre of hostilities&#8221;.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She did not say whether a long awaited counter-offensive had begun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Separately, Russia&#8217;s military said it had repelled a new attack in the eastern Donetsk region on Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bakhmut has for months been at the heart of fierce fighting. It has little strategic value &#8211; but is important symbolically both for Kyiv and Moscow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Monday&#8217;s claims by Ukraine and Russia have not been independently verified.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the early hours of Tuesday, air raid sirens were activated all over Ukraine, with officials in Kyiv reporting that air defence systems were in operation in the capital region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/world-65725004\">Ukraine counter-offensive &#8216;ready to begin&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>In a post on social media on Monday, Ms Maliar said that &#8220;despite stiff resistance and the enemy&#8217;s attempts to hold the their positions, our military units advanced in several directions during the fighting&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She said in Orikhovo-Vasulivka and Paraskoviivka, Ukrainian troops gained from 200m to 1,600m (656-5,250ft), while in Ivanivske and Klishchiivka they advanced between 100m and 700m (330-2,300).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All four villages are located within several kilometres of Bakhmut. The battle for the city in the Donetsk region has been the longest and bloodiest of the war.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a video address late on Monday, President Volodymyr Zelensky thanked Ukrainian fighters for delivering &#8220;the news we are expecting&#8221; on the Bakhmut direction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;The enemy knows that Ukraine will win,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Earlier in the day, Ukrainian military sources told the BBC that a series of small-scale armoured offensive operations were under way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Russian paramilitary group Wagner had claimed to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-europe-65705733\">have captured the city in late May<\/a>. In recent weeks, some analysts have suggested Kyiv&#8217;s forces are attempting to encircle Bakhmut and trap Russian units.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BBC News: Ukrainian forces have advanced around Bakhmut, Deputy Defence Minister Hanna Maliar has said, describing the eastern city as the &#8220;epicentre of hostilities&#8221;. She did not say whether a long awaited counter-offensive had begun. Separately, Russia&#8217;s military said it had repelled a new attack in the eastern Donetsk region on Monday. Bakhmut has for months been at the heart of fierce fighting. It has little strategic value &#8211; but is important symbolically both for Kyiv and Moscow. Monday&#8217;s claims by Ukraine and Russia have not been independently verified. 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