Putin says Ukraine counter-offensive ‘has not been successful’

President Russian, Vladimir Putinstated that the counter-offensive of the Ukrainian army, launched in June, has been unsuccessful in the face of resistance from Russian defenses in the east and south of Ukraine.

“All the enemy’s attempts to break through our defenses (…) were unsuccessful throughout the offensive. The enemy has not succeeded”, Putin declared in an interview with the Rossia-1 television channel broadcast on Sunday.

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The president also estimated that the situation was “positive” for the Russian forces deployed on the Ukrainian front.

“Our troops are acting heroically. And unexpectedly for the adversary, they are even going on the offensive in certain sectors and capturing more advantageous positions.”, stated President Putin.

Ukraine it launched its long-awaited counteroffensive last month, after accumulating huge weapons material from the West and reinforcing its attack capabilities.

On Friday however, the head of the Ukrainian presidential administration, Andrii Yermakrecognized that the operation was not going “so fast”.

The counteroffensive of kyiv It is advancing slowly in the face of Russian troops that have had time to establish solid defenses, including mine-infested fields, and still have significant firepower available to attack the Ukrainian forces.

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This Sunday, the Ukrainian General Staff affirmed that there were ongoing offensive operations in the direction of Melitopol and berdyansktwo cities occupied by Russia in the south of Ukraine.

Last Tuesday, the Russian Defense Minister stated that his troops had managed to advance a kilometer and a half in a sector of the front located near Limanin the region of Donetskin eastern Ukraine.

Source: Elcomercio

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