The “Washington Post” claims to have learned from four sources in the Ukrainian military leadership that the long-awaited counterattack has begun. This is how Ukrainian troops must launch their attacks against the facing southeast strengthen the country. There are said to be specialist strike units equipped with Western weapons and familiar with NATO tactics. They want to take back the territory occupied by Russia.
“NBC” also reports that it learned from an officer and a soldier at the front that Ukraine was in Switched attack mode perhaps. However, there are currently no official statements from Ukraine.
Video calls to silence
Kiev has been talking for months about preparing a major counter-offensive to regain territories occupied by Russia, including the Crimean peninsula annexed in 2014. According to observers, the increase in “offensive actions” by the Ukrainian side in recent weeks on the front line was only the harbingers of this counter-offensive.
one on sunday published video gave the impression that the Ukrainian army had asked its soldiers to Silence on troop movements to preserve. Therefore, an announcement about the start of the counter-offensive should not be made.
However, Russia has also reported an offensive from Ukraine, which the Russian military claims it has repelled. At 1:30 am local time, Ukrainian troops with 1,500 soldiers and 150 armored vehicles in Zaporizhia region is trying to “penetrate our defense lines,” said Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu. Over the course of two hours of combat, the enemy retreated after suffering heavy losses.
“The enemy forces specially formed for this advance did not do their job,” said the Russian defense minister. The Ukrainian side lost 30 tanks, eleven combat vehicles and “up to 350 men”. The information provided by Schoigus could not be independently verified. The Ukrainian side initially did not give any information.
Breakthrough in Bachmut
According to information from London, the Ukrainians maintained the initiative in most areas. Russian troops were probably ordered to attack as quickly as possible. Chechen units made an unsuccessful attempt to take the city of Mariivka near the city of Donetsk.
“CNN”, on the other hand, reports that the Ukrainian offensive in the east would meet with strong resistance. “CNN” refers to two US military sources. At the bachmut Ukraine is said to have outflanked Russian positions, but it also suffered considerable losses.