The Russian military mentioned Wednesday it had repelled a Ukrainian assault involving a number of hundred troopers close to the city of Orikhiv within the south, one of many areas the place Kyiv has been finishing up its counteroffensive.
Kyiv final month started a extremely anticipated counteroffensive in opposition to Russian troops after stockpiling Western weapons and build up its offensive forces.
“On the morning of July 26, the enemy resumed intensive offensive operations” close to Orikhiv, Russia’s defence ministry mentioned in a press release.
It added that Ukraine “conducted a massive attack by the forces of three battalions reinforced by tanks”.
“All attacks of the Armed Force of Ukraine were repelled. Positions were held,” the ministry mentioned.
The Russian navy additionally mentioned it progressed within the course of Lyman, in Ukraine’s jap Donetsk area, after reporting an advance of as much as two kilometres (1.2 miles) on Tuesday.
The ministry mentioned the preventing was happening close to the village of Sergiivka, which Moscow claimed to have take management of.
Source: www.anews.com.tr
