FILE PHOTO: Ukrainian soldiers are seen at their positions on the front line, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, at the location given as near Bakhmut, Donetsk Region, Ukraine, in this still image obtained from a handout video that was released on July 26, 2023. Courtesy of 3rd Assault Brigade/ Ukrainian Armed Forces Press Service/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo
(Reuters) - A senior Ukrainian official reported heavy fighting in the northeast of the country on Sunday, with Kyiv's forces holding their lines and making gains in some areas.
Russia's military said it had halted Ukrainian forces in the northeast. The military also said it brought down down three Ukrainian drones which had tried to strike Moscow and damaged a high-rise building reported to house government offices.
