Maps from the Institute for the Study of War , a United States-based think tank, on Saturday show Ukrainian advances as Russia attempts to capture Donetsk Oblast in eastern Ukraine.Bakhmut has seen some of the most intense fighting since Russian President Vladimir Putin launched his full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. However, the Eastern European country has responded with a stronger-than-expected defense effort, bolstered by Western aid, that has blunted Russian military gains.
Russian forces also marginally advanced south of Chervone, which is in Zhytomyr Oblast, according to geolocated footage published on Friday as they maintain frontline positions in the Southern Axis.As Russian forces attempt to encircle Avdiivka, which is considered the gateway to the city of Donetsk, it has suffered huge losses of troops.