Fighting on the front line is “extremely fierce” as Ukraine announced on Wednesday that it was making little progress in its counteroffensive against Russian forces, Reuters reported.

Deputy Minister of Defense Hanna Malyar stated that the Ukrainian offensives were “partially” successful.

Over the past day, Ukrainian troops advanced 200-500 meters in various areas near Bakhmut, located in the east of the country, and 300-350 meters in the direction of the city of Zaporizhzhia, located in the southeast of the country, Malyar said. .

“Our troops are moving in conditions of extremely fierce fighting and the enemy’s superiority in air and artillery,” said Malyar.

The Ukrainian government official also reported that fighting continues near the village of Makarivka, which is in the direction of the port city of Berdyansk, and clarified that the fighting is taking place in the area of ​​Novodanilivka and Novopokrovsk, which is in the direction of Mariupol.

Reuters says it was unable to verify the situation on the battlefield.

Russia has not recognized any Ukrainian victory, and President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that he saw no need for further mobilization at this time.

Russian fighters, detached from the ground more often

Russian tactical air activity has intensified over the past two weeks, particularly over southern Ukraine, British military intelligence said in an assessment on Wednesday.

This, of course, was a reaction to the increase in Ukrainian offensive actions, as the Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) are trying to support ground troops with airstrikes, according to the British military.

However, the Air Force’s daily sorties remain well below the war’s peak of 300 sorties per day.

Since the beginning of the “special military operation”, as Russian President Vladimir Putin calls the war in Ukraine, the south of the country has often been more accessible to Russian aircraft operations than other areas of the front.

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