The Armed Forces of Ukraine announced that their troops repelled the Russian offensive in eastern Ukraine and managed to destroy Russian positions near Kramatorsk. Guardian.

Ukrainian military near KramatorskPhoto: MIGUEL MEDINA / AFP / Profimedia

In the updated description of the situation, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine noted:

“Our defenders successfully repelled enemy offensive attempts in the area of ​​Belogorivka, Hryhorivka, Pokrovske, Bakhmutske, Lozove, Spartak, Soledar, Zaytseve and Semihirya settlements. In the Kramatorsk direction, they achieved tactical success and knocked the enemy out of their previously occupied positions.”

He continued that Ukrainian troops succeeded in disrupting Russian crossings near Kherson and using long-range artillery in Kharkiv.

“As a result of successful shelling by Ukraine in the Kupyan district of Kharkiv, the Russian occupiers killed and wounded more than 100 soldiers, and destroyed two combat vehicles,” he said.

It was not possible to independently verify these claims.

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