2023-07-27 13:44:07
2023-07-27 21:44 United Daily News compiled Zhou Chenyang/Instant Report Fierce fighting broke out in southeastern Ukraine on the 27th. Western officials said that the Kiev authorities had launched a major push. Russian President…
Intense fighting broke out in southeastern Ukraine on the 27th. Not only Western officials said that the Kiev authorities had launched a major advance, but Russian President Vladimir Putin also said that “hostilities have clearly intensified.”
The Associated Press reported that President Putin praised the “bravery” shown by Russian officers and soldiers in repelling the Ukrainian attack in the Zaporizhzhia region of southeastern Ukraine at the Russia-Africa summit in St. Petersburg, Russia, claiming that not only destroyed The equipment of the Ukrainian army, and also caused heavy losses to the Ukrainian army.
Although it could not be independently verified, Putin insisted that the Ukrainian advance in the Zaporozhye region “was not successful”. Russian Satellite News Agency reported that Putin claimed that the Ukrainian army “has not been successful in every conflict zone, all counterattack attempts have been blocked, the enemy has been repulsed and suffered heavy losses.”
According to earlier news, U.S. officials relayed Ukrainian officials who said the Ukrainian army was now conducting a major counteroffensive, deploying more troops and equipment near the Zaporozhye region. When interviewed, the Ukrainian army on the front line claimed that it was steadily repelling the Russian army, but progress was slow and no major breakthroughs were made, partly because the minefields slowed down the advancing speed, and partly because of Russian artillery and air strikes.
Ukraine has sent thousands of troops to the Zaporozhye region in recent days, according to a Western official who was not authorized to comment publicly. Kiev officials, on the other hand, have mostly remained silent on developments on the ground since the initial counteroffensive began. Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Maliar pointed out instead that the Ukrainian army was advancing towards the city of Melitopol in Zaporozhye region.
According to reports, the goal of the Ukrainian army is to cut off the land bridge between the Russian-occupied area and the Crimea peninsula, or at least advance so far as to bring the peninsula within the range of Ukrainian artillery. Ukrainian officials have told Washington that the new operation, if successful, could take one to three weeks.
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