Russian President Vladimir Putin says kyiv’s counteroffensive has failed and that Russian forces are “improving their positions” along almost the entire front line.
“What is happening now on the line of contact is called ‘active defense’. Our troops are improving their positions in almost this entire area, in a very large space,” Putin said in an interview with Russian state television.
According to the Russian president, the Kupiansk, Zaporizhia and Avdivka fronts are at stake.
“It is an active defense, with improved positions in certain areas,” he reinforced.
Putin stressed that the Ukrainian counteroffensive, launched in early June, “completely failed.”
“However, we know that, in certain combat zones, the opposing side is preparing new offensive operations,” he said.
The military offensive launched on February 24, 2022 by Russia in Ukraine caused, according to the most recent UN data, the worst refugee crisis in Europe since the Second World War (1939-1945).
The Russian invasion – justified by Russian President Vladimir Putin with the need to “denazify” and demilitarize Ukraine for Russia’s security – was condemned by most of the international community, which has responded by sending weapons to Ukraine and imposing sanctions on Russia. political and economic.
Source: TSF
