In a statement reported by Reuters, it said that Ukraine launched the offensive on Sunday with six mechanized infantry battalions and two tank battalions. – The enemy’s goal was to break through our defense lines in what they believe are the front’s most vulnerable sectors. The enemy did not achieve its goals, it had no success, the Russian statement said. Furthermore, it is said that 250 Ukrainian soldiers were killed, and that 16 tanks, 21 armored vehicles and several armored personnel carriers were destroyed. The ministry has also published video of what are said to be several Ukrainian armored vehicles on a plain, exploding after being hit by an attack. Reuters has not been able to verify the claims. A Ukrainian official walks in a trench near the frontline town of Bakhmut, in the Donetsk region, Ukraine May 30, 2023 Photo: Reuters Counter-offensive pending Ukrainian authorities have said several times that a long-awaited counter-offensive is on the way. In an interview with the Wall Street Journal on Saturday, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that he believes Ukraine is militarily capable of breaching Russia’s defense line. – In my view, starting today, we are ready to do that, says Zelenskyj. Several media outlets have written about the expected counter-offensive, including news. The time and place of such a military operation is, of course, kept secret. How long such an offensive will be able to last is unknown – including for the president. – To be honest, this can happen in many ways, but we will carry out an offensive, and we are ready, he says. Ukraine’s deputy defense minister also refers to a video that has been shared on social media where the message is that there will be no announcement about the start”, which is probably about the counter-offensive, writes the online newspaper The Kyiv Independent. It is unclear whether the alleged clashes on Sunday are the start of the counter-offensive. A drone is said to have hit a power plant in Belgorod A power plant in the Russian region of Belgorod was attacked by a drone early Monday, according to the region’s governor. Belgorod borders Ukraine and has been attacked several times in recent weeks. Gerasimov at the front Russian defense chief Valeriy Gerasimov was in the area where Ukraine attacked, according to the Ministry of Defense. It says that Gerasimov was at a staff area. In recent weeks, Gerasimov and Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu have been harshly criticized by the Wagner Group’s leader, Yevgeny Prigozhin. Wagner led the offensive against eastern Ukrainian Bakhmut, which after many months finally ended successfully in May. A Ukrainian official walks in a trench near the frontline town of Bakhmut, in the Donetsk region, Ukraine May 30, 2023 Photo: Reuters The information has not been confirmed by independent sources.
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