Expressing Kiev’s optimism, a Ukrainian MP confirms that his country’s ambition now is to “liberate every square centimeter of the country’s territory”, while a Russian political scientist replies that Russian forces are ready in any case , when commenting to “Sky News Arabia” on the latest developments at the front. .
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Since Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed the start of the counter-attack on Saturday, his country’s army has announced that it has regained control of 3 villages near the Donetsk region, namely Blahodatny, Neskochny and Makarivka. that the army had taken control of the village of Storojev, near Blahodatny. The Ukrainian army says its forces are advancing towards the eastern town of Bakhmut as a stage to regain the rest of the territory. At the same time, Kiev admitted heavy material losses, after a Russian ambush withdrew from operations a column of American Bradley armored vehicles and a Leopard tank, the pride of German military industries. The Russian military announced the destruction of 4 Leopard tanks and 5 Bradley vehicles, and published photos of them, in a symbolic reference to the Russian response to the military support provided by NATO countries to Ukraine. Moscow says the Ukrainian counterattack “failed” and was “thwarted” and failed to penetrate Russian defense lines due to military preparedness.
Bakhmut and beyond
Ukrainian MP Svetislav Yurch believes that his country “is not only focused on restoring Bakhmut, but rather on liberating every square centimeter of the territory from Russian occupation”.
In a tone of challenge and optimism, Jorch adds: “Everyone will see the results of the measures that our country will take. We’ve already seen the victories we’ve had around the capital in the north, east and south, so we’re going to see a lot here.”
However, the political scientist and director of the Russian-Arab Cultural Center, Muslim Shaito, replies that the Ukrainian attacks have already started, but “so far they have not succeeded or progressed, because the Russians are well prepared and do not give nothing the Ukrainians the opportunity to advance.”
Shaito said Kiev’s insistence on launching and continuing the counterattack “is a request and insistence by Western countries to give their citizens a reason to spend their tax dollars to provide aid to Ukraine.”
The political scientist expects Ukraine to continue to use a large number of huge machines and equipment, but “his attempt will remain a failure and a suicide”, as he said.
“return” characteristics
Ukraine’s recovery of the four villages in days represents its fastest progress in seven months, but it’s hardly a breach in Russia’s impregnable defensive lines. The advance announced by Kiev gives only up to 5 km in total to the Ukrainian forces, which still have about 90 km to reach the shores of the Sea of Azov and cut the Russian “land bridge” to Crimea, which Moscow has since annexed. Ukraine in 2014. Ukraine relies on its offensive The counterattack relies on tens of billions of dollars in weapons, training and intelligence information it has received from the West, as well as on steadfastness on the battlefield, tactical intelligence and the motivation to drive the Russians out of his lands. Kiev understands that it may need to make significant progress over the summer to maintain the same level of Western military, financial and moral support. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said its forces had been involved in more than 20 heavy battles in the past 24 hours, on the eastern front near Bakhmut and in the south near Avdiivka and Marinka, which are cities all located in the Donetsk region. , as well as in the north near Belohorivka in the Lugansk region. The commission does not provide similar details of the fighting on the southern front, where the counterattack is expected to be concentrated.
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