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Ukraine's long-awaited counter-offensive to retake territory from Russia's occupying forces is continuing after the mutiny of Russia's Wagner mercenary group. Ukraine's long-awaited counter-offensive to retake territory from Russia's occupying forces is continuing and Russia has accused it of carrying out further drone attacks on Moscow.
Here are the latest developments:Here are the latest developments:
Ukraine's counter-offensive is continuing in the eastern Donetsk and south-eastern Zaporizhzhia regions, with officials claiming to have taken the "strategic initiative" near the city of Bakhmut Ukraine's counter-offensive is continuing in the eastern Donetsk and south-eastern Zaporizhzhia regions, with continued slow advances around the city of Bakhmut
The fallout from the mutiny by Russia's Wagner mercenaries and its possible implications for President Vladimir Putin continue to be analysed Russia has continued missile and drone attacks on Ukraine, with five people killed in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv on Thursday
Russia has continued missile and drone attacks, including one which killed 12 people in a pizza restaurant in a city in Donetsk Flights had to be diverted from Moscow's Vnukovo International Airport on Tuesday, with Russia blaming Ukrainian drone attacks on the city
'Strategic initiative' taken around Bakhmut Fighting continues around Bakhmut
Ukraine has continued its counter-offensive operations and says its forces are making gains.Ukraine has continued its counter-offensive operations and says its forces are making gains.
The Ukrainian General Staff stated that its forces had seized the "strategic initiative" around what is left of the eastern city of Bakhmut - most of which has been under Russian control after the longest and possibly bloodiest battle in the war. The Ukrainian General Staff reported that Ukrainian forces had conducted offensive operations south and north of what is left of the eastern city of Bakhmut - most of which has been under Russian control.
Ukrainian forces have also continued to carry out offensive operations with the US-based Institute for the Study of War (ISW) reporting significant fighting in several areas along the front line. According to an assessment by the US-based Institute for the Study of War (ISW), Ukrainian forces have advanced north west of Bakhmut, near the villages of Berkhivka and Yahidne, and south west of Bakhmut.
On Tuesday the UK's Ministry of Defence reported that Ukrainian forces were "highly likely" to have recaptured land in the country's eastern Donbas region occupied by Russia since 2014 - when it illegally annexed Ukraine and Russia-backed forces took control of parts of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions. The UK Ministry of Defence says Russia's defences around the city are "now largely formed around airborne regiments normally stationed in western Russia, who normally act as an elite rapid reaction force in case of tensions with Nato".
It came days after a Ukrainian commander said land had been retaken near the Russian-occupied village of Krasnohorivka. The MoD has also noted that Russia has prioritised slowing down the overall counter-offensive - mainly with the extensive use of anti-tank mines - and while it had had some success with that approach its forces "continue to suffer from key weaknesses, especially overstretched units and a shortage of artillery munitions".
Speaking during his overnight address on Monday, President Volodymyr Zelensky said it was a "happy day" for Ukraine but did not give details or talk about any areas specifically. On 5 July, Ukraine's Deputy Chief of the Main Operational Department of the General Staff General Oleksii Hromov said Ukrainian forces had advanced 7.5km into Russian-controlled territory in the western Zaporizhzhia region and along the administrative border between the Zaporizhzhia and Donetsk regions.
The BBC has not independently confirmed this assessment and Russian authorities have not mentioned Krasnohorivka in their updates. He said Ukrainian forces had retaken nine settlements and 160 square kilometres of territory since the start of the counter-offensive on 4 June.
Ukrainian officials have previously retaken several settlements in the eastern Donetsk region and southern region of Zaporizhzhia but this would be the first that had been under Russian control since before last February's invasion. Deadly missile strike in Lviv
Ukrainian forces have also reportedly made gains in the southern Kherson region, crossing the Dnipro river and establishing a foothold on its left bank, according to pro-Russian war bloggers, but again the BBC has not independently confirmed this. Russia has continued to target Ukrainian cities this week with missile and drone strikes, including an attack in the west Ukrainian city of Lviv which left five dead on Thursday.
Wagner march on Moscow Another 34 people were injured in what the mayor of Lviv described as "one of the biggest attacks" on the city's civilian infrastructure.
The latest possible advances come after the 24-hour mutiny by the Wagner mercenary group, which ended 200km (125 miles) south of Moscow. Ukraine's air force has accused Russia of launching the missiles from the Black Sea and said "seven out of 10 Kalibr cruise missiles" were shot down, but that one rocket "changed course" to the west and hit Lviv.
On Saturday, the private army of mercenaries which had been fighting alongside the regular Russian army in Ukraine took over the southern Russian city of Rostov-on-Don, drove along the M4 towards Moscow and shot down Russian military helicopters and a plane on their way. The BBC has been unable to confirm these claims.
They were led by Yevgeny Prigozhin, who has played a vital role in Russia's military campaign in Ukraine, recruiting thousands to his Wagner mercenary group, especially from Russian jails. Russia has been carrying out deadly missile and drone attacks on Ukrainian cities for several months, often hitting civilian targets and causing widespread blackouts.
He has long been in a public feud with the military chiefs running the war, but that turned into open revolt as they sought to bring his forces under their command structure by 1 July. The death toll from one of its most deadly recent attacks - an attack on a pizza restaurant in Kramatorsk, an eastern city in the Donetsk region on 27 June - rose to 13 after award-winning Ukrainian writer Victoria Amelina died from her injuries in the days after the attack.
The mutiny was called off after a deal brokered by Belarus's President Alexander Lukashenko and Mr Prigozhin is now in Belarus where he has been promised security. Drone attacks in Russia
Ukrainian officials have told the BBC they hope the damage they believe the incident has done to Mr Putin's authority in Russia will ultimately lead to him losing power. Meanwhile, Russia accused Ukraine of launching a drone attack on Moscow on Tuesday, forcing flights to be diverted from Vnukovo International Airport.
"I think the countdown has started," said Andriy Yermak, President Zelensky's closest adviser. The defence ministry said all five drones used in Tuesday's attack, which also targeted locations in the wider region around the capital, were shot down and there were no casualties.
Deadly missile strikes continue According to Russian media reports monitored by BBC Verify, there have been more than 120 suspected drone attacks this year in Russia and Russian-controlled territory in Ukraine.
Meanwhile, Russia has continued to target Ukrainian cities this week with missile and drone strikes, with one of its most deadly attacks in recent months killing 12 people, including three teenagers, on Tuesday. These have mostly been in the Bryansk and Belgorod regions in Russia near the north-eastern border with Ukraine, as well as in Russian-annexed Crimea.
At least 60 more people were injured when the pizza restaurant in Kramatorsk, an eastern city in the Donetsk region which is under Ukrainian control but close to Russian-occupied parts of the country, was targeted. There have also been a series of drone attacks in the Moscow region in recent weeks, including a wave of strikes on 30 May which damaged several buildings. Ukraine has denied carrying out these strikes.
Ria Pizza was a popular venue regularly hosting international journalists, volunteers and Ukrainian soldiers taking a break from the nearby front lines. Mr Zelensky says an alleged Russian agent involved in the attack has been arrested and will be charged with treason. What do we know about drone attacks in Russia?
Since the start of June there have been several other fatal missile and drone strikes across the country including on the capital Kyiv, and Zaporizhzhia and the port of Odesa in the south. A residential area of Mr Zelensky's home city of Kryvyi Rih was also hit.
More than a year of fightingMore than a year of fighting
Russia's invasion began with dozens of missile strikes on cities all over Ukraine before dawn on 24 February 2022.Russia's invasion began with dozens of missile strikes on cities all over Ukraine before dawn on 24 February 2022.
Russian ground troops moved in quickly and within a few weeks were in control of large areas of Ukraine.Russian ground troops moved in quickly and within a few weeks were in control of large areas of Ukraine.
They had advanced to the suburbs of Kyiv, and controlled much of the north-east of the country around Sumy.They had advanced to the suburbs of Kyiv, and controlled much of the north-east of the country around Sumy.
Russian forces were bombarding Kharkiv, and they had taken territory in the east and south as far as Kherson, and surrounded the port city of Mariupol.Russian forces were bombarding Kharkiv, and they had taken territory in the east and south as far as Kherson, and surrounded the port city of Mariupol.
But, they hit very strong Ukrainian resistance almost everywhere and faced serious logistical problems with poorly motivated Russian troops suffering shortages of food, water and ammunition.But, they hit very strong Ukrainian resistance almost everywhere and faced serious logistical problems with poorly motivated Russian troops suffering shortages of food, water and ammunition.
Ukrainian forces were also quick to deploy Western supplied arms such as the Nlaw anti-tank system, which proved highly effective against the Russian advance.Ukrainian forces were also quick to deploy Western supplied arms such as the Nlaw anti-tank system, which proved highly effective against the Russian advance.
More Western arms followed and by October the picture had changed dramatically - having failed to take Kyiv, Russia had withdrawn completely from the north.More Western arms followed and by October the picture had changed dramatically - having failed to take Kyiv, Russia had withdrawn completely from the north.
Ukraine had its first major success, pushing Russia back from Kharkiv, and counter-attacking around Kherson and eventually regaining control of the city.Ukraine had its first major success, pushing Russia back from Kharkiv, and counter-attacking around Kherson and eventually regaining control of the city.
More than a year since the invasion, Ukraine is now hoping its latest counter-offensive can turn the war in its favour.More than a year since the invasion, Ukraine is now hoping its latest counter-offensive can turn the war in its favour.
By David Brown, Bella Hurrell, Dominic Bailey, Mike Hills, Lucy Rodgers, Paul Sargeant, Alison Trowsdale, Tural Ahmedzade, Chris Clayton, Mark Bryson, Zoe Bartholomew, Sean Willmott, Sana Dionysiou, Joy Roxas, Gerry Fletcher, Jana Tauschinsk, Debie Loizou, Simon Martin and Prina Shah.By David Brown, Bella Hurrell, Dominic Bailey, Mike Hills, Lucy Rodgers, Paul Sargeant, Alison Trowsdale, Tural Ahmedzade, Chris Clayton, Mark Bryson, Zoe Bartholomew, Sean Willmott, Sana Dionysiou, Joy Roxas, Gerry Fletcher, Jana Tauschinsk, Debie Loizou, Simon Martin and Prina Shah.
About these mapsAbout these maps
To indicate which parts of Ukraine are under control by Russian troops we are using daily assessments published by the Institute for the Study of War with the American Enterprise Institute's Critical Threats Project.To indicate which parts of Ukraine are under control by Russian troops we are using daily assessments published by the Institute for the Study of War with the American Enterprise Institute's Critical Threats Project.
To show key areas where advances are taking place we are also using updates from the UK Ministry of Defence and BBC research.To show key areas where advances are taking place we are also using updates from the UK Ministry of Defence and BBC research.
The situation in Ukraine is often fast moving and it is likely there will be times when there have been changes not reflected in the maps.The situation in Ukraine is often fast moving and it is likely there will be times when there have been changes not reflected in the maps.
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