Ukrainian Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Malyar said on Monday that the “biggest blow” in Kyiv’s military campaign was yet to come, but acknowledged that the operation was difficult as Russia did everything it could to stop the offensive. ISW analysts say Ukraine will launch an operational offensive next week. pause to review your tactics. Meanwhile, the Ukrainian military claims to have recaptured 8 settlements in the past two weeks, recapturing a total of 113 square kilometers.

Highlights of the war in Ukraine, day 482, LIVETEXT:

08:00Russia launched a major airstrike in Ukraine overnight, targeting the capital and cities from east to west, and air raid sirens wailed across much of the country for several hours, Reuters reported.

07:45Analyst Armand Goshu believes that the bulk of Ukrainian paratroopers are currently not engaged in hostilities. What does the front look like now? What are the three goals of the offensive now? Who will succeed Putin? These are just a few questions that analyst Armand Gauchu answered in a long interview.

00:37Ukraine’s deputy defense minister, Hanna Malyar, said the “biggest blow” of Ukraine’s counteroffensive was yet to come, but acknowledged that the operation was difficult because Russia was doing everything it could to stop the offensive, Reuters reported.

“The enemy will not surrender their positions easily and we must prepare for a tough duel. In fact, it is happening right now,” Maliar said on the Telegram messaging app.

“The ongoing operation has several objectives and the army is fulfilling these objectives. It moves as it should. And the biggest blow is ahead.”

00:22 One of Russia’s top intelligence officials said Monday he hopes the International Atomic Energy Agency and the European Union will look into Ukraine’s nuclear activities, which he said could signal Kyiv is working on a “dirty bomb” or “radiological dispersal device “, reports Reuters.

A brief summary of recent events:

• Kyril Budanov’s first statement in the Ukrainian media after the Russian media announced the serious wounding of the head of Ukraine’s military intelligence.
• A photo taken by a Ukrainian drone on May 28 showing a car apparently loaded with explosives parked on a dam in Kakhovka will provide further evidence that Russia is behind the destruction of the hydroelectric power plant.
• The Ukrainian counteroffensive entered its third week with mixed results in the face of Russian air superiority and kilometer-long defensive lines, especially in the east and Zaporizhzhia region (southeast). Currently, Ukraine’s record is eight recaptured towns south of Donetsk and in Zaporizhzhia, the last one being Pyatikhatka, captured after a fierce battle.
• Russian dissident Alexei Navalny announced on Monday the start of a new campaign against President Vladimir Putin and the war in Ukraine as he begins a new trial on charges of “extremism and rehabilitation of Nazi ideology,” Reuters and CNN reported.
• According to the Russian-backed authorities in the Zaporizhia region, the car he was in exploded in Crimea on Monday, injuring a Russian-appointed official.
• On Monday, the Constitutional Court recognized the pro-Russian party of fugitive oligarch Ilan Shor as unconstitutional.
• Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova reacted to the decision of the Constitutional Court in Chisinau to recognize the pro-Russian party of fugitive oligarch Ilan Shor as unconstitutional.
• On Monday, Kyiv said its forces had recaptured the village of Petihatky, on the road to one of the most heavily fortified areas in the country’s Russian-controlled south, and had retaken 113 square kilometers of land in the past two weeks.
• Hard shots of Ukrainian special forces storming trenches filled with Russian soldiers.

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Monday’s events related to Russian aggression were broadcast LIVE on HotNews.ro