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Russia denies Ukraine has retaken village of Andriivka, near Bakhmut

 
A view of a Ukrainian soldier during the purported liberation of Andriivka, at a location given as Andriivka, Donetsk Region, Ukraine, in a screen grab obtained from a handout video released September 16, 2023. (photo credit: 3rd assault brigade/Ukrainian Armed Forces Press service/Handout via REUTERS)
A view of a Ukrainian soldier during the purported liberation of Andriivka, at a location given as Andriivka, Donetsk Region, Ukraine, in a screen grab obtained from a handout video released September 16, 2023.
(photo credit: 3rd assault brigade/Ukrainian Armed Forces Press service/Handout via REUTERS)

The Ukrainian General Staff on Friday also reported "partial success" near Klishchiivka, also south of Bakhmut, which Russia has neither confirmed nor denied.

Russia on Saturday denied a Ukrainian claim to have recaptured the devastated eastern village of Andriivka, a stepping stone on the way to the town of Bakhmut.

"The enemy did not abandon plans to capture the city of Artyomovsk [Bakhmut] of the Donetsk People's Republic and continued to conduct assault operations ... unsuccessfully trying to oust Russian troops from the population centers of Klishchiivka and Andriivka," the Russian defense ministry said in its daily briefing.

The geographical significance of Andriivka

Andriivka lies south of largely-ruined Bakhmut, a mainly symbolic prize that Russian forces seized in May after the fiercest and longest battle since Moscow's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.

The Ukrainian General Staff on Friday also reported "partial success" near Klishchiivka, also south of Bakhmut.

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Reuters was unable to verify the battlefield reports.

A Russian armoured vehicle is purportedly shot by a Ukrainian drone near Andriivka, Donetsk region, Ukraine in this still image obtained from video released August 22, 2023.  (credit: 3rd assault brigade/Ukrainian Armed Forces Press service/Handout via REUTERS)
A Russian armoured vehicle is purportedly shot by a Ukrainian drone near Andriivka, Donetsk region, Ukraine in this still image obtained from video released August 22, 2023. (credit: 3rd assault brigade/Ukrainian Armed Forces Press service/Handout via REUTERS)

 

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