Here is the situation on Sunday, September 17, 2023. Russia’s defence ministry said its forces were still holding onto Andriivka after Ukraine publicised a video that it said provided evidence its forces were in full control of the village. Ukraine’s Deputy Defence Minister Hanna Maliar said the Bakhmut sector was the theatre of “the most active fighting”. “Near Klishchiivka, as …
Russia's Sergei Surovikin, nicknamed "General Armageddon", has reportedly been seen in public for the first time since a brief mutiny by the Wagner mercenary group. Key points: A photo circulating in Russian media shows a man in sunglasses and a cap walking alongside a woman resembling Mr Surovikin's wife Mr Surovikin fell out of favour with the Kremlin following the …
Ukraine on Monday reported fierce fighting along its entire front line and "some success" in pushing back Moscow's troops in one part of the southwest where Ukrainian forces were trying to retake Russian-occupied territory. But the Ukrainian military had pushed forward around the village of Staromaiorske, around 60 miles southwest of Russian-held Donetsk, and was pressing on two fronts in …
