Ukrainian military advancing in three areas, says General Staff
The Defense Forces of Ukraine are advancing in the Bakhmut, Melitopol and Berdyansk areas, Ukraine’s General Staff reported on Facebook on July 20.
In particular, Ukrainian troops were succeeding in the Novodanylivka – Verbove, Novodanylivka – Robotyne, and Novodarivka – Pryiutne areas.
They are consolidating their positions, launching artillery strikes on identified enemy targets and implementing counter-battery measures, the report says.
In the Bakhmut area, the Defense Forces of Ukraine continue to conduct offensive actions to the north and south of the war-torn town of Bakhmut.
Heavy fighting continues without any change in the situation in the Orikhove-Vasylivka – Paraskoviyivka and Klishchiyivka – Andriyivka areas. The enemy is putting up strong resistance, actively using reserves, but suffering huge losses, the General Staff added.
Ukraine’s counter-offensive: Latest
On July 16, the Armed Forces of Ukraine occupied the northern part of Staromaiorske in Donetsk Oblast. The enemy tried to restore its lost positions but failed.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces liberated over 30 sq. km in the Bakhmut area and almost 180 sq. km in the south amid the ongoing counter-offensive, Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Maliar said on July 17.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that progress since the start of the Ukrainian counteroffensive campaign is “slower than we would like,” but that Ukraine will move forward “as it sees fit.”
Earlier on June 28, the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, General Valerii Zaluzhnyi, said that opinions expressed in the West that Ukraine’s counter-offensive is going slower than expected “anger” him.
“This is not a show,” Zaluzhnyi said.
“It’s not a show where the whole world is watching and betting on or anything. Every day, every meter, is paid for with blood.”
The head of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Mark Milley, predicted that the Ukrainian counter-offensive would see difficult and fierce battles.
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