“After the withdrawal from Klishchiivka, our units remained in the neighbouring settlement, which was also heavily engaged by enemy artillery,” Russian reporter and former soldier Roman Alekhin posted onFellow military reporter “Thirteenth” criticised an unnamed Russian commander who “surrendered several kilometres” on the flanks of Bakhmut, adding a note to the lateServicemen of Ukraine’s 3rd Separate Assault Brigade in the Bakhmut...
Another Russian correspondent, Semyon Pegov aka “Wargonzo”, reported that Ukrainian forces had been “partially successful” in “gaining a foothold in Klishchiivka”.Ukraine’s military corroborated Russian accounts from the eastern front. “We had partial success in the areas of Klishchiivka, Andriivka, and Kurdyumivka in the Donetsk region, inflicting significant losses in manpower and equipment on the enemy,” said Andriy Kovalev, spokesman for the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, on Thursday morning.