Russia’s high army brass briefed President Vladimir Putin on Thursday that Russia had efficiently repelled the assaults which Moscow says are half of an tried main counter-offensive by Ukraine since Sunday.
Ukraine has refused to touch upon the long-awaited counter-offensive and accused Russia of spreading lies about it. The New York Times quoted three senior U.S. officers as saying that the counter-offensive was underway.
A spokesman for Russia’s Vostok group of forces stated 13 Ukrainian tanks have been destroyed in battles in the Zaporizhzhia area and eight in the Donetsk area. It reported artillery, drone and infantry battles.
Reuters couldn’t independently confirm battlefield accounts from both facet.
Russian army bloggers stated there have been intense battles on the Zaporizhzhia entrance close to town of Orikhiv.After searching for tens of billions of {dollars} of Western weapons to combat Russian forces, the success or failure of the counter-offensive is more likely to affect the form of future Western diplomatic and army help for Ukraine.