 Liberation of Andriyevka may improve situation on the Barkhmut Front. The Defence Forces of Ukraine continue holding the initiative on the Barkhmut Front, liberating the positions captured by the Russians meter by meter. Serhii Cherovati, spokesperson of the Eastern Group of Forces, said this. Commenting on the combat actions near the village of Andriyevka, Cherovati specified that a possible liberation of this settlement will once again improve the tactical positioning of the Ukrainian forces and allow further advances with the goal of encirclement or driving out the Russian forces from the city of Barkhmut in Donetsk Oblast. Andriyevka, like any settlement around Barkhmut that will be liberated, would allow for encirclement of Barkhmut or driving out the Russian forces from the city. In general, the Defence Forces are holding the initiative on the Barkhmut Front and continue to liberate hundreds of meters of the Ukrainian land every day. They manage to liberate several kilometers a week and time will come when it will be dozens of kilometers. The main principle here is to move gradually and preserve manpower while causing as much damage and losses to the Russians as possible, he added.