KYIV: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Monday (Jun 5) praised his troops for advances claimed near the devastated city of Bakhmut, while Russia said it had repelled a large-scale attack
On Sunday, Ukrainian Defence Minister Oleksiy Reznikov said words"can only do harm" and posted a cryptic tweet, quoting lyrics from Depeche Mode's song"Enjoy the Silence".Asked by AFP if he thought the expected Ukrainian pushback would work, the president answered by silently raising his hand and crossing his middle and index fingers.
Earlier on Monday, Russia's defence ministry said"the enemy launched a large-scale offensive in five sectors of the front" on Sunday in the south of the Donetsk region.It is one of four eastern Ukrainian territories that Russia formally annexed in September last year, along with Lugansk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson, despite never fully controlling them.
Kots said Ukrainian forces were"conducting offensive operations" in and around Bakhmut but suggested Kyiv had not yet"introduced the main forces into battle".The boss of Russian mercenary group Wagner, Yevgeny Prigozhin, also said on Monday that Ukraine's troops had made gains near Bakhmut. "It looks like the die has been cast and the next couple of months will clear up a lot. The fight will be serious because there is a lot at stake," Vladimir Rogov said.
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