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Kyiv, Ukraine: Ukraine on Sunday said so Russian forces It was advancing in four districts in the east of the country amid “heavy fighting” but reported that its forces were advancing in the south.
Deputy Minister of Defense Jana Maliar He said that Russian forces were advancing nearby AvdiivkaAnd Mariinka, and Lyman, and Svatove.
“Fierce fighting is taking place everywhere. The situation is very complicated,” Maliar wrote on social media.
Ukrainian forces have made gradual progress in their counter-offensive that began last month, but have so far failed to achieve a major breakthrough and have urged Western allies to step up pledges of military support.
Malyar also said that Ukrainian forces were advancing with “partial success” on the southern side of Bakhmut in the east and near Berdyansk and Melitopol in the south.
In the south, it said, Ukrainian forces faced “stiff resistance from the enemy, remote mining and deployment of reserves” and were advancing only “gradually”.
“They are persistently and non-stop creating the conditions for progress as quickly as possible,” she added.
The latest developments on the battlefield came after Ukrainian officials said Russia launched its first nighttime drone attack on the capital Kiev in 12 days.
Ukraine said all the drones were shot down.
Russia’s envoy to the United Nations in Geneva said there were currently no reasons to maintain the “status quo” agreement that grants safe passage for Ukrainian grain to be exported across the Black Sea.
Gennady Gatilov told the state-backed newspaper Izvestia that Western capitals were blocking progress on reconnecting Russia’s Agrarian Bank to the SWIFT banking system.
“What we’re seeing now doesn’t give us reasons to agree to maintain the status quo” on the deal, he said in the interview, which was published early Monday.
The deal, which allows grain from war-torn Ukraine to reach the global market, was renewed again in May but only for two months, until July 17.
United States President Joe Biden will head to Europe on a three-country trip this week, including a NATO summit in Lithuania, to focus on strengthening the international coalition supporting Ukraine as it continues its counteroffensive.
Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Army Valery Zaluzhny He expressed frustration in an interview on Friday at the slow delivery of weapons promised by the West.
He told the “Washington Post” that it “disturbs me” that some in the West are complaining about the slow start and progress towards the long-awaited push against the Russian occupation forces.
He also complained that he had part of the artillery shells fired by Russia.
“A lot of people die every day – a lot. Just because no decision has been made yet,” Zalogny said.
A Ukrainian writer and war crimes investigator, who was wounded in a Russian missile attack on a restaurant last week, died, the freedom of expression group PEN said late Sunday.
Victoria AmelinaA 37-year-old was wounded when a Russian missile destroyed the Ria Pizza restaurant in the eastern city of Kramatorsk on Tuesday, killing 12 people, including children, and wounding dozens.
On Sunday, Ukrainian officials said they had succeeded in neutralizing a new drone attack on Kiev.
“All enemy targets in the airspace around Kiev were detected and destroyed,” said Sergey Popko, head of the Kiev city military department.
In a separate statement, the Ukrainian Air Force said on Sunday that it had shot down three cruise missiles and eight Iranian-made attack drones deployed by Russian forces overnight.
The Air Force said, “Eight missiles were fired from the southeast, and three Kalibr missiles were fired from the Black Sea.”
No details were given about the Kiev attacks.
Ruslan Kravchenko, head of the Kiev regional military administration, said three houses were damaged by falling debris in the Kiev region.
Kiev, which has been relatively spared from attacks since the start of the year, faced frequent nighttime airstrikes in May.
Deputy Minister of Defense Jana Maliar He said that Russian forces were advancing nearby AvdiivkaAnd Mariinka, and Lyman, and Svatove.
“Fierce fighting is taking place everywhere. The situation is very complicated,” Maliar wrote on social media.
Ukrainian forces have made gradual progress in their counter-offensive that began last month, but have so far failed to achieve a major breakthrough and have urged Western allies to step up pledges of military support.
Malyar also said that Ukrainian forces were advancing with “partial success” on the southern side of Bakhmut in the east and near Berdyansk and Melitopol in the south.
In the south, it said, Ukrainian forces faced “stiff resistance from the enemy, remote mining and deployment of reserves” and were advancing only “gradually”.
“They are persistently and non-stop creating the conditions for progress as quickly as possible,” she added.
The latest developments on the battlefield came after Ukrainian officials said Russia launched its first nighttime drone attack on the capital Kiev in 12 days.
Ukraine said all the drones were shot down.
Russia’s envoy to the United Nations in Geneva said there were currently no reasons to maintain the “status quo” agreement that grants safe passage for Ukrainian grain to be exported across the Black Sea.
Gennady Gatilov told the state-backed newspaper Izvestia that Western capitals were blocking progress on reconnecting Russia’s Agrarian Bank to the SWIFT banking system.
“What we’re seeing now doesn’t give us reasons to agree to maintain the status quo” on the deal, he said in the interview, which was published early Monday.
The deal, which allows grain from war-torn Ukraine to reach the global market, was renewed again in May but only for two months, until July 17.
United States President Joe Biden will head to Europe on a three-country trip this week, including a NATO summit in Lithuania, to focus on strengthening the international coalition supporting Ukraine as it continues its counteroffensive.
Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Army Valery Zaluzhny He expressed frustration in an interview on Friday at the slow delivery of weapons promised by the West.
He told the “Washington Post” that it “disturbs me” that some in the West are complaining about the slow start and progress towards the long-awaited push against the Russian occupation forces.
He also complained that he had part of the artillery shells fired by Russia.
“A lot of people die every day – a lot. Just because no decision has been made yet,” Zalogny said.
A Ukrainian writer and war crimes investigator, who was wounded in a Russian missile attack on a restaurant last week, died, the freedom of expression group PEN said late Sunday.
Victoria AmelinaA 37-year-old was wounded when a Russian missile destroyed the Ria Pizza restaurant in the eastern city of Kramatorsk on Tuesday, killing 12 people, including children, and wounding dozens.
On Sunday, Ukrainian officials said they had succeeded in neutralizing a new drone attack on Kiev.
“All enemy targets in the airspace around Kiev were detected and destroyed,” said Sergey Popko, head of the Kiev city military department.
In a separate statement, the Ukrainian Air Force said on Sunday that it had shot down three cruise missiles and eight Iranian-made attack drones deployed by Russian forces overnight.
The Air Force said, “Eight missiles were fired from the southeast, and three Kalibr missiles were fired from the Black Sea.”
No details were given about the Kiev attacks.
Ruslan Kravchenko, head of the Kiev regional military administration, said three houses were damaged by falling debris in the Kiev region.
Kiev, which has been relatively spared from attacks since the start of the year, faced frequent nighttime airstrikes in May.
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