Russian-backed officials and military bloggers are reporting intense fighting along the border of Donetsk and Zaporizhzhia regions, in an area where Ukrainian forces have made gains in recent days. Late Monday, a senior Russian-appointed official, Vladimir Rogov, spoke of heavy fighting in an area known as the Vremivka ridge, claiming that higher ground remained under Russian control. Rogov conceded that Ukrainian forces were "holding their positions on the northern and eastern outskirts of the village." Rogov said heavy fighting about 10 kilometers to the west had turned the area into a "gray zone," but that Ukrainian units had dispersed from the area —around the village of Levadne. It said the Ukrainians were "accumulating forces" in the area, and heavy fighting continued.

Source: CNN June 12, 2023 19:28 UTC