Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Sunday that his forces had recaptured an eastern village on the southern flank of Bakhmut, in what would be Ukraine's second significant gain in three days in its grueling counteroffensive against the Russian army.
"Today I would like to particularly commend the soldiers who, step by step, are returning to Ukraine what belongs to it, namely in the area of Bakhmut," Zelenskyy said in his nightly video address to the nation.
The heavy fight for the Klishchiivka village, spread on higher grounds about 9 kilometers south of Bakhmut, has taken weeks and comes after Kyiv said on Friday it had gained control of a tiny nearby village of Andriivka.