President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky last night announced that the forces of Kyiv they conquered 30 communities that were in her hands Russia in the northeastern part of the country, where Moscow is sending reinforcements to repel a Ukrainian counterattack.

“Ukrainian forces have liberated and taken control of 30 settlements in the Kharkiv region, which borders Russia,” Mr. Zelensky said during an evening televised address uploaded to social media. “We are gradually occupying others,” he continued, “everywhere we are returning the Ukrainian flag and protection for our people.”

He added that fierce fighting was going on in the city. Donbassas they call eastern Ukraine, as well as in the southern part of the country.

British intelligence: Ukrainian units are close to recapturing the city of Kupyansk, which is a serious blow to Russia, since the Donbass supply line passes through it.

Russia “caught up” in Kharkov

Military analysts say the rapid return of territory by Ukrainian forces in Kharkiv has left Russia vulnerable on the front line, and a counteroffensive threatens Moscow’s major supply hub in eastern Ukraine.

The surprise offensive has so far been the most impressive moment of the war, given that it took place in the Kharkov region, in the northeast, hundreds of kilometers from Khersonin the south, where the Ukrainian forces had to throw all their forces.

For several months, Moscow controlled about a fifth of Ukrainian territory in the south and east. He increased his forces in the south as Kyiv discussed plans for a counterattack in those areas, but Russian forces were left unprotected on other fronts, he explained. Conrad Musicdirector of the military consulting firm Rochan in Poland.

CIA: Russian invasion of Ukraine looks like a failure

According to the head of the CIA, after six months of waging a “very difficult war,” Ukraine launched counterattacks, and the Russian invasion can only be seen as a failure. William Burns speaking at the Billington CyberSecurity conference in Washington DC.

Referring to counterattacks in the south and near Kharkiv, as well as in Kherson in southeastern Ukraine, the President of Russia said Vladimir Putin seriously underestimated the courage and ability of Ukraine to fight.

While the final chapter of the war has yet to be written, “it’s hard to see Putin’s assessment of the war as anything but a failure,” he said.

He added that Putin was surrounded by advisers unwilling to raise objections, and that the Russian president mistakenly believed that European resolve would waver and American attention would divert the longer the conflict went on.

“Now Putin is betting that he will be tougher than Ukrainians, Europeans, Americans,” he said, adding: “This will have long-term consequences. Not only has the weakness of the Russian military been exposed, it will have long-term consequences for the Russian economy and generations of Russians.”