Fighting in jap Ukraine has “somewhat intensified” as Ukrainian and Russian forces conflict in a minimum of three areas on the jap entrance, a senior Ukrainian defence official stated on Sunday.
Kyiv launched a long-awaited counteroffensive to retake Russian-occupied territory final month and has made incremental good points in elements of the east and south.
Deputy Defence Minister Hanna Maliar stated on Telegram that Russian forces have been attacking within the path of Kupyansk within the Kharkiv area for 2 successive days.
“We are on the defensive,” Maliar wrote. “There are fierce battles, the positions of both sides change dynamically several times a day.”
Maliar additionally stated the 2 armies had been pummelling each other across the ruined metropolis of Bakhmut however that Ukrainian forces had been “gradually moving forward” alongside its southern flank.
She added that Kyiv’s troops had been additionally keeping off Russian assaults close to Avdiivka and Maryinka.
Russian President Vladimir Putin stated in an interview with state tv, a part of which was launched on Sunday, that Ukraine’s counteroffensive was “not succeeding” and that makes an attempt to interrupt by means of Russian defences had failed. (Reporting by Dan Peleschuk; Editing by David Holmes)
Source: www.anews.com.tr
