Ukraine’s deputy defense minister said Russian forces have air support and are heavily targeting Ukrainian troops with artillery fire, and that Ukrainian troops are “constantly encountering minefields.”
THE Ukraine reported today that he notes more territorial gains during its early stages counter attack of but stated that the Russian forces “they do everything” to defend the lands they occupied.
Deputy Defense Minister Hana Maliar said Ukrainian troops had advanced 250 meters near the small town of Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine, 200 meters on the Toretsk front in eastern Ukraine and 500 meters to 1 kilometer in the direction of the port of Berdyansk.
Maliar said Ukrainian forces gained control of an area of ​​up to 3 square kilometers but did not specify within how long.
“The enemy is doing everything to keep the positions they have taken,” Maliar said on the Telegram messaging app this morning.
She said that Russian forces have air support and are heavily targeting Ukrainian troops with artillery fire, and that Ukrainian troops are “constantly encountering minefields combined with anti-tank ditches.”
“All this is combined with constant counterattacks by enemy units on armored vehicles and the massive use of ATGMs (anti-tank guided missiles) and kamikaze drones,” Maliar said.
Reuters could not independently ascertain the situation on the battlefield.
Source :Skai
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