Ukrainian defenders repelled 8 Russian attacks near Spirne, Vyimka, Ivanivske, Klishchiivka and Novyi (Donetsk Oblast) on the Bakhmut front.
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On the Bakhmut front, Ukrainian defenders repelled 8 Russian attacks near the settlements of Spirne, Vyimka, Ivanivske, Klishchiivka and Novyi (Donetsk Oblast).
In the Bakhmut sector, Ukrainian soldiers repelled eight attacks near Spirne, Vyimka, Ivanivske, Klishchiivka and Novyi in the Donetsk region.
Ukrainian forces had to retreat west from the villages of Berdychi, Semenivka, and Novomykhailivka in Donetsk Oblast as Russian troops continued to advance
The situation at the front has worsened. Ukrainian troops had retreated to new defensive lines further to the west in some areas.
Border guards destroyed an enemy ammunition warehouse in the Bakhmut direction.
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