The counter -offensive of the Armed Forces began: "The Back of Defense forces is not on the battlefield - the media (map)
"On June 4 - four days before planting in Normandy, the beginning of the liberation of Europe from the Nazis - the Ukrainian forces began that the Russian military command called" large -scale "on the offensive on five axes in the southeast of Donetsk region," the publication reads. Some of these soils threatened to cut the land corridor that connects Russia with Crimea. Other raids passed to the north.
"This, in fact, marks the onset of the offensive, the attacks are also conducted in other areas of the front. However, the" largest cream "of the Armed Forces has not yet appeared on the battlefield," the newspaper said. One of these attacks took place in the area of the Great Novosilka, a small settlement located near Donetsk.
The commander of pro -Russian militants in Donetsk region Alexander Khodakovsky stated that the Armed Forces showed that they were coming from the positions and then struck on the settlement of Novodonetsky. According to Khodakovsky, the Ukrainians have successfully assault with a small shock group consisting of only ten units of armored vehicles. At the same time, it violated the interaction of Russian troops.
It is reported that the forces of Ukraine again control the territories of several Bakhmut. According to some reports, the fights are in the direction of Soledar. The Russians claim that they reflected land attacks that allegedly cost Ukraine significant losses. However, in fact, the Armed Forces were in Novodonetsk on the morning of June 5. Western sources of journalists reported that Ukraine has advanced in the area for 5-6 kilometers.
The Russian Defense Ministry has launched an information campaign in order to celebrate the merits of General Commander Valery Gerasimov, who manages the defense. In turn, the General Staff of the Armed Forces still adheres to the strategy of the information lockid. US and European military officials who are advised with Ukraine note that the defensive boundaries of Russian troops may be more fragile than it is considered.
And a quick strength assault is the best way to minimize the loss of the Ukrainian side and not allow the Russians to patch the breakthrough. The West believes that Ukraine has acted excessively in the past, especially during a counter -offensive in the Kherson region, where Ukrainian troops allowed thousands of Russians to go with their equipment. Although Kherson was still released.
If Ukraine plans to strengthen its blows in the Donetsk region, it suggests that it will have to be drawn in a more eastern direction than it was previously thought. The Great Novosilka is about 120 km from Berdyansk - a key port on the Azov Sea, which is considered part of the land bridge between Russia and Crimea. The offensive in Donetsk can also touch Mariupol. The level of protective constructions of the Russian Federation in Donetsk region is not so high than in Zaporizhzhia.
Some landing parts of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation have recently been transferred to the north, to Bakhmut, which probably opened breakage in other areas of the front. The raids of the RDCs in the Belgorod region of Russia are distracted. But, apparently, Ukraine will make the main efforts later, since the Armed Forces cannot disperse extra forces, since there are only 12 assault teams and the front line - about 1000 km. Russia also cannot afford to protect the entire front line.