This image from video, released by the Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on June 6, 2023, shows what Russia claimed was the destruction of a German-made Leopard tank. Kyiv has said its main effort has yet to begin. Russia, which has had months to prepare its defensive lines, says it has repelled attacks since the start of the week. The United States announced an extra $2.1 billion in security assistance on Friday, including air defense and ammunition. The counteroffensive is ultimately expected to involve thousands of Ukrainian troops trained and equipped by the West.
It is merely a phase and not the large drive from which we can expect a rapid breakthrough and hundreds of kilometers of liberated territory,” Musiyenko said. It is not the main phase of the counter-offensive. Ukrainian military analyst Oleksander Musiyenko, interviewed on Ukrainian NV Radio, said Ukraine was making gains but dismissed Russian reports of a major counter-offensive in south-central Zaporizhzhia region. We see your heroism, and we are grateful for every moment of your lives,” he said in his nightly video address. “For our soldiers, for all those who at this time are engaged in particularly heavy combat. Ukraine’s President Voldymyr Zelensky said he had discussed tactics and “achievements” with military leaders but gave little away.
“Ukrainian troops did not achieve their goals in any sector.” “We can state for sure that this offensive has begun,” Russian President Vladimir Putin said in Sochi. With virtually no independent reporting from the front lines and Kyiv saying little, it was impossible to assess whether Ukraine was penetrating Russian defenses in its bid to drive out occupying forces. KYIV/MOSCOW: Kyiv for the first time deployed German and US armored vehicles in intense fighting along the front line in southern Ukraine on Friday, signaling that its long-expected counterattack was under way.
0 kommentar(er)
