Efforts to "eliminate" Russian forces around the southern Ukrainian village of Robotyne in the Zaporizhzhia region are continuing with offensive action from Kyiv's forces, according to Serhii Kuzmin, deputy commander of the Tavria Operational and Strategic Grouping for Strategic Communications.

"There are also some advances of hundreds of meters in this direction. Offensive actions also continue in the Berdiansk sector. There are also advances there, our defense forces are moving forward. We are destroying the enemy," he told Ukrainian national TV Tuesday.

Berdiansk is very densely mined, he explained. "There are a lot of occupiers in this area — probably their number per square meter is the same as the number of mines," the official said.

"We have already reached the first line of defense of the occupiers. The first line is very difficult, but our military are pushing through it and moving forward. This movement is slowed down by minefields and our lack of aviation," he added.