The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine: The Eastern grouping of troops has launched an offensive, there is progress

This was announced by Ukrainian Deputy Defence Minister Anna Malyar.

The eastern group of troops today launched an offensive in several directions simultaneously - towards Orekhovo-Vasylivka, Bakhmut, Bohdanivka, Yagodne, Kleshchyivka and Kurdyumivka. There is progress in all directions. In the Kupyan, Liman, and Mariinsk directions Russia is trying to advance. Heavy fighting continues in the south, the report said.

The offensive takes place against the backdrop of an attempted coup in the Russian Federation. As you know, today the Russian private military company Wagner, which has been attacking the Ukrainian army in the city of Bakhmut for many months, rebelled and marched on Moscow.