 Ukrainian forces gain ground near Klishivka on the Bakhmut front. Andrey Kovalov, spokesman for the Ukrainian General Staff, has stated that the Ukrainian Defence Forces have advanced in the area of the settlement of Klishivka on the Bakhmut front. We see partial success in the area of Klishivka and are securing the ground we have gained. He said that the Ukrainian forces continue to push the Russian troops north and south of the city of Bakhmut, driving them out of the previously occupied positions. The Russian soldiers are showing strong resistance, using reserves and suffering heavy losses. Heavy fighting is underway. Furthermore, the Ukrainian Defence Forces are holding back the Russian offensive on the Lyman, Avdivka and Murinka fronts. Ukrainian infantry has reclaimed lost ground around Bakhmut, the Donbass's regional centre, after a series of gritty short-range attacks. Kyiv's forces have advanced as much as a kilometre, crossing a key canal and securing parts of the battleground city that the Kremlin fought nearly six months to capture. Armed forces of Ukraine's service members, hosting on social media reported armoured carrier riding infantry, had crossed the tactically important Siviesky Donetsk Canal to the south of Bakhmut and, at one location, Ukrainian foot patrols had penetrated into built-up parts of the city itself. It is said Ukrainian assaults had advanced as much as a kilometre, capturing Russian weapons, ammunition and prisoners of war in the process. Slišivka was taken by Wagner Group with heavy losses. Wagner occupied the town after 20 attacks. Thanks to the high hills in the settlement area, it is possible to keep the centre of Bakhmut under fire very easily.