We have success and promotion in Bakhmut area. Enemy sometimes finds himself in trap, - Syrsky. VIDEO

The Ukrainian Armed Forces are making progress in the Bakhmut direction, and a sniper with the call sign "ALPHA" killed the enemy with one shot from 1200 meters away.

This was reported by the Commander of the Land Forces Oleksandr Syrsky on Telegram, Censor.NET reports.

"Bakhmut direction. We are making progress, the Defence Forces continue to advance, and the enemy is trapped in some places," he said.

Syrsky also published a video of combat operations in this area.

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"The video shows the excellent work of the 'Ghost' group of the Hetman Bohdan Khmelnytsky Separate Presidential Brigade. A sniper with the call sign "Alpha" is working. From 1200 meters away, he killed the enemy with one shot. During the sniper's work, an enemy UAV was hunting for the group, which was also shot down. Well done," the Land Forces Commander summarised.