Ukrainian troops are advancing in all directions, according to the Kiev government. Ukraine says it has recaptured a number of villages since the start of the counter-offensive in June. Nevertheless, Russian troops continue to control large areas in the east, south and southeast of the country.
Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Malyar stated on Ukrainian television on Friday: “When we talk about the entire frontline, both in the east and in the south, we have taken the strategic initiative and are advancing in all directions.” possibly reports to independently assess the fighting.
According to Maljar, most of the fighting takes place around the devastated city of Bakhmut in the east, where friendly troops are advancing on the flanks.
Video: “Wonderful things are happening in Bachmut”
Modest successes in the south of the country
According to the Deputy Minister of Defense, success in the south of the country is mixed. Mainly the front line is straightened there. She explained: “In the south we move with varying degrees of success, sometimes there are days when we advance more than a kilometer, sometimes less than a kilometer, sometimes up to two kilometers.”
She stressed that the effectiveness of the counter-offensive should be judged on the basis of various military tasks, not just progress and liberation of settlements. Only the military can judge this correctly and accurately. According to this “assessment”, “everything is going according to plan”.
Further “partial successes” were achieved in the southern region of Zaporizhia, according to the Ukrainian General Staff. The troops have currently consolidated their positions south of Orikhiv. Russian troops are also said to have been pushed back in other parts of this area.
Artillery barrages continued along the front line
The Ukrainian General Staff continued to report attacks by Russian forces at Mariinka and Avdiivka in the Donetsk region. In addition, the Russian army is trying to improve its positions at Rosdoliwka and Bilohorivka on the border with the Luhansk region. Artillery barrages and attacks by the Russian Air Force continue along the front line.
American experts speak of a widely supported counter-offensive in the area around Bachmut. The Washington-based Institute for War Studies (ISW) wrote in its daily report that the armed forces had taken the “strategic initiative” towards Bakhmut, according to the Ukrainian General Staff. There are signs that the army is expanding its offensive. Bakhmut was captured by the Russians in May after months of fighting.
Source: Krone
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