DeepState: Ukrainian forces advance south of Bakhmut

The Ukrainian military have advanced near Klishchiivka in Donetsk oblast.

Units of the Ukrainian Armed Forces have advanced 800-1200 metres to the northwestern outskirts of the village of Klishchiivka, Bakhmut district, Donetsk Oblast, DeepState reports.

The advance on the south of Bakhmut will allow the Ukrainian military not only to get closer to the city itself but will also make it possible to better ensure logistics on the road to Pokrovsk, as it was possible to push the Russian troops back by 1-1.2 km from it.

According to DeepState, the situation around the settlement of Pyatikhatki in the Zaporizhzhya region "is being clarified".

Additionally, on June 18, Russian troops announced the loss of the settlement of Pyatikhatki in the Zaporizhzhya direction but then denied it.