Ukraine launch counter-offensive as fierce battle for Bakhmut rages on

Ukrainian forces have launched a counter-attack south-west of Bakhmut to push Russian troops away from the last remaining supply route to the besieged city, according to Western analysts.

Geolocated footage shared on social media appeared to show Ukrainian troops in a position once occupied by mercenaries from the Kremlin-linked Wagner Group in the settlement of Ivanovske, almost four miles from the centre of the salt-mining town.

The offensive move by Kyiv’s armed forces pushed the Russians further away from the T0504 highway, which has been dubbed “the highway of life” because of its importance to the troops holding out in Bakhmut.

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