The long-awaited Ukrainian counter-offensive against Russia’s troops began “days ago,” according to Ukrainian presidential adviser Mykhailo Podoliak. Ukraine does not want to attack Russian territory. Also one is not involved in attacks in the Russian region of Belgorod.
“This is an intense war along a 1,500-kilometer border. Our actions have already begun,” added Podoliak, an adviser to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Regarding the attacks on Belgorod, he said that Russia and its President Vladimir Putin are not even able to defend their own territory: “What is happening in the border region is a shock for Putin and will lead to his end.” We use the weapons you gave us” Addressing an Italian journalist, he said: “We use the weapons you gave us to destroy Russian positions in the Moscow-held territories, including Donbass and Crimea.” If F16 fighter jets were delivered, the airspace could “finally” be closed, said Podolyak.if(!apaResc)var apaResc=function(a){var e=window.addEventListener?”addEventListener”:”attachEvent”,t,n; (0,window[e])(“attachEvent”==e?”onmessage”:”message”,function(e){if(e.data[a]) for(var t=document.getElementsByClassName(a),n=0;n!=t.length;n++) t[n].style.height=e.data[a]+”px”},!1)}; apaResc(“apa-0757-23”);Mercenaries leave Bakhmut Meanwhile, according to their boss Yevgeny Prigozhin, the Russian Wagner mercenaries have begun withdrawing from the eastern Ukrainian frontline town of Bakhmut. By June 1, the city should be left completely under the control of the regular Russian armed forces. The troops would retire to their camps to rest and prepare for the next sortie. Ukraine has denied that the city, which has been embattled for months, is completely under Russian control. “Epicenter” of Russian attacks in the east of the country Ukrainian Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Maljar said on Thursday that Wagner troops in the suburbs of Bakhmut would be replaced by regular Russian soldiers . But Prigozhin’s fighters are still in the city. The Ukrainian armed forces themselves would currently control the suburbs to the southwest of Bakhmut. The enemy tried to stop the advance of the Kiev troops on the flanks with artillery fire. The actions of the Russians were unsuccessful. Drone attacks again Last night Ukraine claims to have shot down 36 Iranian-made Shahed drones, thus repelling all Russian air attacks. According to the Ukrainian air force, the target of the drone attacks were military facilities and critical infrastructure in the west of the country. Several drones were also intercepted in the airspace around the capital Kiev. According to Russian sources, six drones were also shot down on the Crimean peninsula, which was annexed by Russia. Saboteurs apprehended Meanwhile, the Russian secret service FSB has reported the arrest of Ukrainian “saboteurs”. Two Ukrainians are said to have planned to blow up the power poles of nuclear power plants in Russia.
