Ukraine breaks through Russia's first defensive lines as counter-offensive gets under way

The UK Ministry of Defence said Ukrainian forces ‘have likely made good progress and penetrated the first line of Russian defences’

Ukrainian military say there have been some advances on the front line around Bakhmut, in the Donetsk region. Ukrainian forces are breaking through Russia’s first line of defence and making some advances as theThe country’s military reported intense fighting with Russian forces on Saturday.

“We’re trying… to conduct strikes on the enemy, we’re counterattacking,” he said, adding: “We’ve managed to advance up to 1,400 metres on various sections of the front.”

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