2023-06-07 02:54:00
Reference news network reported on June 7According to a report by RIA Novosti on June 6, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu issued a statement stating that Ukraine launched its long-promised counteroffensive in the past three days and assembled a large number of active forces and armaments in different areas of the front line, but the Russian army smashed the counteroffensive. All Ukrainian attacks.
Shoigu emphasized: “The (Ukrainian army’s) offensive attempt was thwarted, the enemy’s advance was blocked, and the Russian officers and soldiers showed bravery and heroism in the battle… The enemy failed to achieve its own goals and suffered huge and unprecedented losses.”
According to him, the Ukrainian army lost 3,715 soldiers, 52 tanks, 207 armored vehicles, 134 vehicles, 5 planes, and 2 helicopters during the three-day battle.
He also said: “Regrettably, we are not unscathed. In counterattacking the enemy’s offensive, a total of 71 soldiers of the coalition forces were killed and 210 were injured. 15 tanks, 9 infantry fighting vehicles, 2 cars and 9 A cannon was knocked out.”
Shoigu also mentioned the Ukrainian army’s destructive attack on the Kakhovka hydropower station. He believed that Kiev’s move was intended to hinder the Russian army’s attack.
He analyzed: “The enemy failed to win the offensive. In order to enhance its strength, it planned to transfer troops and armaments from the direction of Kherson to other offensive areas, thus significantly weakening its own strength on the battlefield of Kherson.”
Shoigu concluded that the attack caused a large area of land to be flooded, which will have a bad impact on the ecological environment.
The Kakhovka Hydropower Station in Kherson State was shelled on the 6th, and the damage to the hydropower station caused the river to pour out. The Russian side believes that the bombing of the hydropower dam was deliberately sabotaged by the Ukrainian side, while the Ukrainian side identified the incident as the work of the Russian army. (Compilation/Teacher Group)Return to Sohu to see more
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