Ukraine's army makes progress in counter-offensive against Russian forces near Bakhmut.

Ukrainian forces have advanced up to 1,400 metres at several sections of the front line near Bakhmut, according to a military spokesperson. The advance is the latest in a series of similar gains reported this week by Kyiv near Bakhmut, which Russia said it had fully captured last month. Russian forces were themselves trying to counterattack but had not been successful. Ukrainian forces had inflicted heavy Russian troop casualties and destroyed military hardware in the area.