'We're Firing Shells All The Time': Ukraine Blasts Russian Positions Along Front Line

Ukrainian soldiers of the 57th Motorized Infantry Brigade fire a 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled howitzer toward Russian positions near the town of Chasiv Yar in the Donetsk region on June 25.  

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy was upbeat about his military's progress during his daily video address late on June 26, calling it a "happy day."

A Ukrainian soldier scans the sky for enemy drones near his position close to Chasiv Yar.  

"Today, in all directions, our soldiers advanced, and it is a happy day. I wish the boys more days like this," Zelenskiy said.

Ukrainian soldiers work to conceal a howitzer after it was used against Russian positions near Chasiv Yar. Russia captured the town in May.

Tree branches are used to conceal the howitzer from enemy drones.

A combat medic assists a wounded soldier of the 57th Motorized Infantry Brigade.

The medic works quickly to stop the flow of blood.

"I can tell you that we're firing shells all the time. Each day, we have three to four missions because our guys are on the offensive. They are trying to get through their defenses. We work all the time," says Ihor, who mans a 2S1 Gvozdika howitzer.

Ukrainian soldiers with the 57th Motorized Infantry Brigade fire a 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled howitzer at Russian positions near Chasiv Yar.

Battles have continued around the shattered town of Chasiv Yar.

A U.S.-made M2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicle advances toward the front line in the southern Zaporizhzhya region on June 26. Kyiv has used Bradleys to try to penetrate Russian defenses in the region, with limited success.

A Ukrainian soldier guides the M2 Bradley into place. 
 

A tanker inside a M2 Bradley receives direction from a Ukrainian soldier.

Ukraine has made advances on the southern and eastern parts of the front line, but Russia is fighting back, destroying Western-supplied weaponry.