 Ukrainian forces advance by 500 metres to one kilometre on Burdiansk front. Ukraine's armed forces have been making advances in the offensive on the Burdiansk front, the general staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces reports. As part of the offensive, the troops of the strike group of the Ukrainian Defence Forces advanced by 500 metres to one kilometre on the Burdiansk front over the past 24 hours. Andrey Kavalov, spokesman for the Ukrainian general staff said it. He added that the general area of the territory taken under control was up to three square kilometres. Deputy Defence Minister Hanomalia also said that Ukrainian troops had advanced 250 metres on the Bakhmut front in the area of the Burkov reservoir and 200 metres on the Toretsk front in the past 24 hours. Fighting is ongoing in and around the areas of the following settlements. Mala Tokmachka, Novo Danilivka near Makarivka on the Orykiv front, Marinka Yahidne on the Bakhmut sector, Vesele on the Lyman front, Malia Adith. The Deputy Minister noted that Russian forces are doing everything to hold on to their captured positions, actively using attack and army aircraft as well as intense artillery fire. Ukrainian troops are facing dense minefields combined with anti-tank trenches during the offensive. Furthermore, the Russian forces are trying to stop the advance of the Ukrainian army with continuous counter-attacks, fire-bear armoured units and the massive use of anti-tank weapons and attack drones.