In sight, the soldiers are advancing

BY A STAFF REPORTER: Ukraine's Deputy Defense Minister Hannah Maliyar said Ukrainian troops were advancing "with partial success" to the east and south of Bakhmut to Berdyansk and Melitopol.

"In the south, Ukrainian forces have dealt with intense enemy resistance, remote mining, stock deployments, and are advancing slowly," he said. They are constantly and relentlessly creating conditions for progress as quickly as possible. "