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The Ukrainian military have had success in the vicinity of Novodanylivka-Verbove in Zaporizhzhia Oblast and are consolidating their positions. Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Quote: "They have had success around Novodanylivka-Verbove, and are consolidating their positions, inflicting fire damage with artillery on identified enemy targets, and carrying out counter-battery countermeasures.

Over the past day, 35 combat engagements took place at the front; the Ukrainian Defence Forces maintained their offensive on the Melitopol front, consolidating their positions. Source: General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces on Facebook, information as of 18:00 on 25 August Quote: "The Ukrainian Defence Forces maintain their offensive on the Melitopol front, consolidating their positions and conducting counter-battery efforts.

Ukraine has advanced on two fronts in southern Ukraine with successes near Bakhmut, the Ukrainian General Staff reported on Aug. 25.

Andrii Kovalov, Spokesman for the General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces, has reported that the military have gains on the southern front in the vicinity of the village of Robotyne, Zaporizhzhia Oblast.

The Russians conducted several offensive actions on 18 August, to no avail, and attempted to retake positions near the liberated village of Urozhaine in Donetsk Oblast. A total of 30 combat encounters took place during the day.

Ukraine's Defense Ministry says it is skeptical of U.S. intelligence assessments that Ukraine’s counter-offensive will fail to reach Melitopol and cut off Russian land bridge to the occupied Crimea, Defense Ministry official Oleksii Kopytko said on Facebook on Aug. 18.

Colonel General Oleksandr Syrskyi, Commander of the Ukraine's Ground Forces, held discussions with commanders on the issue of an adequate response to the Russian offensive on the Lyman and Kupiansk fronts.

Ukrainian defenders have dislodged entrenched Russian forces from positions south of Andriiivka, near Bakhmut. Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook Quote: "On the Bakhmut front, our [Ukrainian - ed.

Ukrainian forces are moving forward up to 1km a day in the counter-offensive campaign, ground forces commander Colonel-General, Olesksandr Syrskyi, said in an interview with the BBC on July 20.

Russian occupying troops have gone on the offensive on the Kupiansk front. Source: Commander of the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Colonel General Oleksandr Syrskyi, quoted by the Military Media Center Details: The operational situation on the Eastern front remains difficult, the commander of the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reports.