Ukraine claims to have broken through the Russian defense line – news Urix – Foreign news and documentaries

Thus, Ukrainian forces may have achieved their first known advance in the announced counter-offensive. It is the Ukrainian defense itself that reports that they have recaptured the village of Blahodatne, writes the AFP news agency. The village is located in east Blagodatne in Donetsk county. Ukraine may thus have broken through the first Russian defense line. Videos on social media show what are believed to be Ukrainian soldiers raising the Ukrainian flag in a destroyed building in the city. The news agency has not been able to verify where or when the video was taken. The videos have been published by the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Spokesperson Valeriy Shershen in the Ukrainian defense says that Ukrainian forces must have overpowered several Russian and pro-Russian troops, in order to be able to raise the flag over the city. In recent days, Russian authorities have claimed that they have repelled several Ukrainian attacks in the same area. Photo: “INSTITUTE FOR THE STUDY OF WAR AND AEI’S CRITICAL THREATS PROJECT / news / Updated 11.06.2023 Photo: “INSTITUTE FOR THE STUDY OF WAR AND AEI’S CRITICAL THREATS PROJECT / news / Updated 11.06.2023 Four areas Institute for the study of war (ISW) wrote on Saturday in its daily status update that Ukraine then carried out offensive operations in at least four areas. * Russian sources report Ukrainian activity in Luhansk near Bilohorivka. * Ukraine reports progress on the Bakhmut front. Russian military bloggers also report Ukrainian advances northwest and northeast of Bakhmut. * Russia’s Ministry of Defense says Ukraine attacked the border area between Donetsk and Zaporizhzhya, particularly at Velyka Novosilka. It is in this area that Blagodatne is located. * Geolocated images indicate that Ukraine is also making progress west of Zaporizhzhya near Orikhiv. Confirmed that the counter-offensive is underway On Friday, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the Ukrainian counter-offensive was definitely underway. It was confirmed by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyj on Saturday that votes. He would not, however, go into detail about where the offensives are taking place and to what extent.



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