NNA -nbsp;Ukraine#39;s Armed Forces knocked Russian occupants from their positionsnbsp;south of Avdiivka in Donetsk Oblast, a spokesperson for Ukraine#39;s General Staff, Pavlo Kovalchucknbsp;said.
quot;During the Defense Forces#39; assault, the enemy was forced to withdraw from positions south of Avdiivka,quot; Military Media Center quoted Kovalchuck as saying on its Telegram channel on August 2.
The Ukrainian army continues to storm Russian positions south of Bakhmut, Donetsk Oblast.
Kovalchuck added that Russians conducted fruitless attempts to regain the lost positions to the north and to the west of Klishchiivka, as well as to the northwest of Kurdiumivka.
Defense forces continue to deter Russian offensive actions near Kupyansk and Lyman.–Agenciesnbsp;
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