The Ukrainian military pushed back the Russian invaders from positions near

Bakhmut

, which they held for a long time.

This is reported by the Institute for the Study of War (

ISW

).

Ukrainian and Russian sources report the continuation of heavy fighting in the Bakhmut area, in particular, fighting continues in the northeast and south of the city.

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation announced that its occupying forces captured Yakovlivka, which is in the Donetsk region near the city of Soledar.

Also, Russian sources reported that the Ukrainian defenders knocked out the Russian occupiers from the positions near Bakhmut, which they held for a long time.

Photo: Associated Press

It will be recalled that earlier it was reported that the failures of the

Bakhmut offensive exacerbated the split in Putin's army

.

In addition, we previously informed that the Russian dictator Vladimir Putin set his troops the task of 

capturing the entire Donbas by the New Year, in particular, Bakhmut is very important for them

.

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