Russian forces cease attacks in one section of Lyman-Kupyansk sector

Ilya Yevlash, the head of the press service of the Eastern Group of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, told Suspilne Sprotyv.

"In the Lyman-Kupyansk sector, the Russian enemy fired over 700 times at the positions of Ukrainian defenders from various artillery systems using shells and rockets over the past day. Russia also carried out 15 air strikes," said Yevlash.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces neutralized 67 Russian soldiers, one BPM-3, one MSTA-S, four vehicles, an engineering vehicle, and an ammunition depot.

According to the spokesman, the Russian army began to reinforce its positions near the village of Novoyehorivka and has now abandoned its attempts to storm the Ukrainian military.

"Our troops continue their offensive in the Bakhmut sector. In particular, on the southern flank near Klishchiivka. Over the last day, the Russian enemy fired over 600 times at the Ukrainian Armed Forces," said Colonel Yevlash.

According to Yevlash, 10 battles took place, 160 militants, a tank, three infantry fighting vehicles, three MSTa-B systems, a Tyulpan mortar, two Grad and Giatsint MLRS, four UAV control points, and seven ammunition depots were targeted.

The head of the press service of the Eastern Military Group also said that the advance of Ukrainian defenders near the city of Bakhmut in the Donetsk region is hampered by dense mining. Russian enemy is using both anti-personnel and anti-tank mines in plantations, forest belts, roads, and roadsides.

Ukrainian counteroffensive 

On June 12, Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Maliar said that the Ukrainian Armed Forces had liberated 7 settlements and advanced 6.5 kilometers.

Later, Ukraine's MoD officially confirmed the liberation of the village of Pyatikhatky in Zaporizhzhia region. Units in the Tavria sector advanced up to 7 km.

On June 24, the Ukrainian Defense Forces confirmed the recaptured territories near Krasnohorivka in the Donetsk region, which had been under Russian control since 2014.

Later it became known that the Ukrainian Armed Forces had de-occupied the village of Rivnopil, Donetsk region. It is located in the Volnovakha district of the Donetsk region. The Russian army occupied the village in March 2022.

On July 5, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy established ten military administrations in the Zaporizhzhia region and appointed their heads.

On July 27, the 35th Separate Marine Brigade, together with the 129th Brigade of the Arei Tank Corps, liberated the village of Staromayorske in the Donetsk region.

On July 31, it was reported that during the counteroffensive, the Ukrainian military had liberated more than 204 square kilometers of territory in the south.

On August 4, Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Maliar said that the Defense Forces had already broken through the first line of defense in the south and moved to the intermediate line.

On August 16, Maliar reported that the Ukrainian military had completely liberated Urozhayne in the Donetsk region. Defense forces are consolidating their positions.

On August 17, the General Staff reported that Ukrainian troops had succeeded near Urozhayne. Later it became known that the enemy tried to regain the lost position near the settlement in the Donetsk region, but to no avail.

On August 19, British intelligence said that the Defense Forces continued to advance along the Mokri Yaly River in the Donetsk region.

Ukrainian forces advanced north of Robotyne in the western Zaporizhzhia region. According to ISW analysts, this will allow the Ukrainian army to launch an offensive in less mined areas of the Russian defense line and help Ukraine reach the goal faster.

On August 23, the General Staff reported that the Defense Forces were gaining ground on the borders of Novodanylivka and Novoprokopivka in the Zaporizhzhia region.

On August 27, the spokesperson for the Tavria Defense Forces press center, Oleksandr Stupun, said that the Ukrainian Armed Forces were advancing south of Robotyne in Zaporizhzhia region to the village of Novoprokopivka.

On August 28, Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Malliar said that the Ukrainian military had officially liberated the village of Robotyne.

On August 29, the General Staff reported that the Ukrainian Armed Forces had succeeded in the direction of Novodanylivka-Verbove in the Zaporizhzhia region.

On August 30, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba spoke in France about the success of the Ukrainian counteroffensive in the village of Robotyne, Zaporizhzhia region.

On 4 September, Deputy Defence Minister Hanna Maliar said that since the start of the Ukrainian counter-offensive, the Armed Forces had de-occupied a total area of 47 square kilometers near Bakhmut. Last week alone, Ukrainian defenders liberated 3 square kilometers of Ukrainian territory.