Ukrainian Armed Forces advance in Bakhmut, Toretsk and Berdiansk directions - Ministry of Defense

Ukraine’s Deputy Minister of Defense Hanna Maliar shared the information on her Telegram channel.

In the course of the offensive, Ukrainian troops advanced in the last day in the: 

• Bakhmut direction near the Berkhovo reservoir by 250 meters;

• Toretsk direction by 200 meters;

• Berdiansk direction, by 0.5 to 1 km, the area of the territory taken under control amounted to 3 square kilometers.

She added that Russian troops are trying to maintain control of the positions they have captured, including by actively using attack and army aircraft, and intense artillery fire.

Fighting is ongoing near:

• Mala Tokmachka, Novodanylivka, Makarivka in the Orikhove direction;

• Marinka;

• Yahidne in the Bakhmut direction;

• Vesele in the Lyman direction.

Earlier, the Military Media Center reported on the situation in the Berdiansk direction, citing information from the spokesman for the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Andriy Kovalov.

"During the offensive in the Tavriya and Donetsk operational areas, the Ukrainian Defense Forces' strike group advanced from 500 meters to 1 kilometer in the Berdiansk direction over the past day, increasing the area under their control by three square kilometers," the statement said.

• On Monday, June 12, the Ukrainian Armed Forces destroyed a Russian Ka-52 attack helicopter, also known as an Alligator, making it the 300th helicopter lost by Russia in Ukraine.

• As of June 12, the Ukrainian Defense Forces had pushed back Russian troops in the Bakhmut direction by advancing 250 to 700 meters on the flanks.

• The Russian army suffered heavy losses in the Tavriya direction, with almost 4 companies of soldiers killed and wounded.