The Armed Forces of the Donetsk region liberated the village of Yatskivka and improved their positions south of Bakhmut.

This was announced by the Deputy Chief of the Main Operational Department of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Brigadier General Oleksiy Gromov, during a briefing on September 23.

"During the assault operations, units of the Defense Forces established control over the settlement of Yatskivka," he said.

In addition, according to Gromov, the Armed Forces continue to maintain their defense in the Bakhmut direction despite intense enemy fire, as well as attempts to dislodge Ukrainian troops from occupied strongholds.

"Along with conducting defensive battles, our troops are also improving their tactical position. Thus, thanks to the timely regrouping of units of one of the mechanized brigades and the high-quality organization of the battle, we managed to restore previously lost positions and ensure control of positions in the area south of Bakhmut," said the deputy chief of the General operational management of the General Staff of the Armed Forces.

It is worth noting that at the beginning of September, the Ukrainian Armed Forces launched a successful counteroffensive in the Kharkiv region, liberating almost all the occupied territories.

We will remind you that on February 24, Russia attacked Ukraine

, carrying out a series of missile and air strikes on our cities, in particular on Kyiv.

The large-scale invasion is already on its 212th day (8 years of war).

The occupiers continue to destroy Ukrainian villages, towns and cities with cruise missiles and aerial bombs, killing civilians and causing devastating damage to infrastructure.

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