Has Ukraine counter-attacked? Of course, there was no signal from Kiev to start the maneuvers, but Russian officials said they rejected a “wide-scale offensive” of Ukrainian forces in Donetsk, with fighting continuing to intensify along the border. The operation to retake Russia’s occupied territories is “ready”, as the upper echelons of the Ukrainian military underlined in recent weeks and as President Volodymyr Zelensky repeated in an interview with the Wall Street Journal: “We firmly believe that we will succeed. “Acknowledge the lack of protection against this threat. Unfortunately, many soldiers will die.” “I don’t know how long it will take,” added Zelensky, “in many ways it may end, but we are ready and we will do it, we are ready to act, our forces are stronger and more motivated than the Russian troops” .
Kiev has been preparing for this counterattack for months, in hopes of reclaiming areas that came under Russian control after the invasion that began on February 24 last year. By the way, yesterday, Sunday, June 4, Russian forces rejected an attempt to attack the Belgorod region, as the Russian Ministry of Defense underlined: “An attempt was made on Ukrainian terrorists to cross the river near the Novaya settlement by a sabotage and reconnaissance group. Tavolzhanka. Action, It was detected by units of the Western Military District and the FSB Border Service. However, the saboteurs were hit by artillery, the enemy retreated”.
A new attempt by Kiev to regain control of areas now under Moscow’s control, a reaction that marked the entry of the war into a new phase, with Ukrainian reactionary “infringing” on Russia more and more frequently. The latest attacks, as condemned by the Russian region governor Vyacheslav Gladkov, have concentrated in the Belgorod region, especially in the village of Novaya Tavolzhanka. Novaya Tavolzhanka is one of the largest villages of the Shebekino district, bombed by the Ukrainians.
Gladkov at first expressed his readiness to meet with the saboteurs to save the prisoners. Russia’s Freedom Legion, one of the formations responsible for the offensive, released a video requesting an open meeting with the governor. But face-to-face apparently did not appear on the scene. The Legion later released a new video showing about ten prisoners in the movie and announcing that they would be transferred to Ukraine. Gladkov asked people living in areas adjacent to the Ukrainian border to “temporarily” leave their homes and move elsewhere “to be safe”. The measure concerns the Shebekino district in the Belgorod region. Currently, 4,000 people have been transferred to shelters within the region. “The night was turbulent. There was a lot of damage but no casualties.”
Meanwhile, Russian sources reported new Ukrainian initiatives and “hostile activities” in the Zaporizhzhia region. The Kiev forces would gain about 400 meters from the front line before retreating. The attack reported by Moscow forces was not confirmed by Kiev, and the leaders of the Ukrainian armed forces did not disclose any activity in that area. But, according to Russian media and bloggers, the intensification of the Ukrainian army’s operations in various key areas could be a sign that Ukraine has started its reconquest operation. Kiev neither confirms nor denies, as the war continues on Ukrainian soil.
Source: Today IT
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