Russia-Ukraine conflict continues on its 565th day.
Wearing face masks, the Ukrainian soldiers poked sticks into the undergrowth along a deserted country road, searching for the bodies of Russian soldiers they hoped to exchange for their own comrades, living and dead.
"Here's what we do. We gather up their bodies. We arrange exchanges for our prisoners who are alive. And for bodies. Our boys," Vasylii, a 53-year-old volunteer, said."You know, so that a mother can go and visit the cemetery." She also reported"some success" near Andriivka and Klishchiivka, a village on heights south of Bakhmut seen as critical to securing control of the city.German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock has made a surprise visit to Kiev, promising support for Ukraine and praising its progress on the path towards EU membership.
Maliar told Ukrainian television that Ukrainian forces captured part of the village of Opytne south of the city of Avdiivka and had"partial success" near the village of Novomaiorske in the eastern Donetsk region.
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