 Russians are losing ground near Bakhmut. Oleksandr Sirsky, commander of the ground forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, has reported that the defenders on the Bakhmut Front are continuing to move forward on the flanks. Bakhmut Front, defence forces continue to move forward on the flanks, and the enemy is losing ground near Bakhmut, he said. In confirmation of his words, the commander released a video of the combat work of the Third Separate Assault Brigade. Before this, Ukraine's defence ministry reported that the Ukrainian army was successfully advancing across a wide stretch of the Bakhmut Front. President Volodymyr Zelensky, thanking the Third Separate Assault Brigade and the 57th Separate Motorised Infantry Brigade, hinted that Ukrainian defenders had moved forward on the Bakhmut Front. 21,000 Wagner mercenaries were killed in Bakhmut. 60,000 were wounded, that is, their losses amount to 81,000. I don't want to talk about the details, but the soldiers on this front received all the best, all the latest equipment. The best systems, the best artillery, all the best, Zelensky said. Although Russian regular troops now control Bakhmut after relieving Wagner's fighters, Ukrainian forces have made advances to the north and south of the city.