Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense on Monday said the military recaptured strategic gas and oil drilling platforms from Russia in the Black Sea. Kyiv claimed gains in occupied areas near Bakhmut, a city in eastern Ukraine left in ruins after the war’s longest and deadliest fighting.Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense on Monday said the military recaptured strategic gas and oil drilling platforms from Russia in the Black Sea. Kyiv claimed gains in occupied areas near Bakhmut, a city in eastern Ukraine left in ruins after the war’s longest and deadliest fighting.