Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelensky admitted on Saturday that there were “counter-offensive actions” by his army at the front, but without clarifying whether this is the major attack planned by Kiev several months ago.
“Counter-offensive and defensive actions are taking place in Ukraine, and I will not go into more detail,” the Ukrainian president said at a press conference quoted by the France-Presse agency (AFP).
Zelensky’s words follow those of Russian President Vladimir Putin, who said on Friday that the major Ukrainian counter-offensive to drive troops from Moscow had already begun.
“It is necessary to have faith in the army and I have faith in them,” Volodymyr Zelensky added this Saturday.
The Russian army has reported large-scale attacks over the past six days, mainly on the southern side of the country.
However, Vladimir Putin assured that the Ukrainian army was unable to “achieve its objectives” during these attacks and suffered heavy casualties.
The Ukrainian authorities, for their part, appear to have downplayed the extent of fighting at the front in recent days, although they remain vague about revealing their strategy.
On Saturday, spokesman for the Ukrainian army’s “eastern” command, Sergii Cherevaty, said on television that Ukrainian troops had managed to advance 1,400 meters around Bakhmut in the east, territory claimed by Moscow in May.
Source: DN
