The commander of Ukraine’s ground forces has claimed the recapture of another village in the east of the country has helped Kyiv’s forces break through part of Russia’s defensive lines around the devastated city of Bakhmut.
The area has been a key part of Ukraine’s counteroffensive to try and reclaim territory occupied by Russia as part of its near-19-month invasion. Bakhmut has been the scene for some of the bloodiest fighting of the war and in the process taking on symbolic importance for both Russia and Ukraine far greater than its size.
