Ukrainian Armed Forces tell what new positions look like near Bakhmut 

He said this on Espreso TV. 

"In the Bakhmut sector, we are gradually freeing up meters that improve our tactical position on the front line. It is extremely important to move forward and not only dislodge the enemy from their positions, but also to apply pressure. If the recaptured positions are located in populated areas, they have nothing to do with settlements. The settlements have been wiped off the map, including Bakhmut," emphasized Kudriashov.

According to the fighter, the recaptured positions can be described as areas in destroyed houses, in scrap metal, which the Ukrainian Armed Forces are adapting as fortifications for defensive combat.

"If these positions are located in a field or forest, all the forest strips are mowed down by continuous artillery shelling from the enemy. It is difficult to hold such positions. Our infantry are holding on to these positions by the skin of their teeth because they are key for further actions in the direction of Andriivka, Klishchiivka and Kurdyumivka," explained Kudriashov.

• On Sunday, September 10, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy summed up the week's results and confirmed the success of Ukrainian troops in 6 areas.

• On Monday, September 11, Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Maliar confirmed the liberation of part of the Opytne village near Avdiivka, Donetsk region. Over the week, the Ukrainian Armed Forces de-occupied another 2 square kilometers in the Bakhmut sector and 1.5 square kilometers in the south.