 Ukraine blocked the Russian's way to Bakhmut. By liberating the settlement of Klesievka in Donetsk, Oblast, the armed forces of Ukraine have created a springboard that would allow the development of upcoming offensive operations. Ilya Yevlash, Press Service Chief for Operational Command East, said this. Now we have gained a springboard for ourselves, which in the future will allow us to continue to develop offensive operations and liberate our land from the invaders, he added. Yevlash explained that, above all, this means controlling the logistic routes through which the Russians supply their forces in Bakhmut. First of all, this is the control of the logistics routes that provide the city of Bakhmut with various types of supplies. This will allow us to advance more easily into enemy lines in the future to deliver more accurate and deeper fire strikes using artillery systems and other weapons, he said. In addition, this exposure of the flanks, in particular the southern flank, will allow us to further move more conveniently into the depths of the enemy's positions and deliver more accurate and deeper strikes using various artillery systems, FPV drones and other available weapons, Yevlash asserted. He reported that battles are now ongoing near the railway track. The railway is very important for the Russians because the range of the supply routes they have is somewhere around 50 to 60 kilometers. Everything that is further away is very difficult to provide with the logistics of the occupation army. Now there are intense fierce battles on this front, we are fighting for every meter of our land. When it is possible to finally inform the public on who controls the railway, we will definitely do so, he said.