The Ukrainian army claims a successful counterattack and took a number of prisoners near Bakhmut

 "Units of the 72nd brigade of the Russian Federation were defeated," and according to Ukrainian officials, the Ukrainian army conducted a successful counterattack near the eastern city of Bakhmut in which it inflicted "heavy losses" on Russian troops, the head of the 3rd Assault Brigade of Ukraine, Andrei Beletsky, said in a joint video on Telegram.