 Ukrainian army pushed Russians back 1.2 kilometres into front line near Bakhmut. The soldiers of the Ukrainian 3rd Assault Brigade pushed the occupiers near Bakhmut 1.2 kilometres back on the width of 108 kilometres of the front line during June the 8th. During June the 8th, the 3rd Assault Brigade has pushed the Russians from 1.8 kilometres along the front line territories and 1.2 kilometres deep into the front. As a result of the offensive actions of the 2nd Assault Battalions, the units of the 57th Russian Brigade and the Storm Z unit, which consists of conscripts, have suffered significant losses. Nearly 30 occupiers were killed and 40 were injured. The 3rd Assault Brigade said, The Ukrainian troops also destroyed Russian ammunition storages, military equipment, specifically armoured fighting vehicles, tanks and artillery of the occupiers. The soldiers remark that the occupying forces have been almost entirely pushed behind the canal, where their positions were located very recently. In this case, the Russian army is currently launching attacks on the city of Kursan, Oleksandr Prokudin, head of the Kursan Oblast Military Administration, reported that the Russian occupiers are currently launching attacks on the city of Kursan. The Russians are attacking Kursan. They are targeting coastal territories and the central part of the city, he said.