Kyiv [Ukraine], June 10: Both Russia and Ukraine say that heavy fighting is taking place in southeastern Ukraine after the US press simultaneously reported that Kyiv had begun a counter-offensive.
The Ukrainian Air Force yesterday (June 9) claimed to have shot down 4 out of 6 cruise missiles and 10 out of 16 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) that Russia used to attack military facilities and infrastructure. important floor in the early hours of the same day, according to The Kyiv Independent. Multiple explosions were recorded in the Zhytomyr, Kharkiv and Dnipropetrovsk provinces of northern and eastern Ukraine. Ukraine's Interior Ministry said one person was killed, three were injured and four buildings were destroyed by falling debris, according to Reuters. As of last night, there was no information about Russia's response to the statement from Ukraine.
"The battle is very cruel"
Also yesterday, the Russian military announced that fierce fighting was taking place in the two regions of Donetsk and Zaporizhzhia in eastern and southern Ukraine, causing more than 21 Ukrainian tanks to be destroyed, according to Reuters. Russian military bloggers say there were fierce battles on the Zaporizhzhia front near Orikhiv as Ukraine tried to penetrate the Russian defenses.
On the Ukrainian side, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on the evening of June 8 that "very cruel battles are going on, but we are seeing the results", implying that the country's military could regain territory controlled by Russia. control in Donetsk province, according to The Kyiv Independent.
Earlier, Russia's top military official on June 8 reported to President Vladimir Putin that the country's military had repelled attacks that Moscow said were part of a major counter-offensive effort by Ukraine since June 8. 4.6, according to Reuters. Ukraine has declined to comment on the long-planned counterattack and accused Russia of spreading lies about the counterattack.
By the evening of June 8, a spokesman for the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine continued to decline to comment on the same day information from the American press that the Ukrainian army had begun a counter-offensive, focusing on the southeastern region. . In it, The New York Times quoted a senior US official as saying that Ukraine stepped up attacks on the night of June 8 in Zaporizhzhia province and that seems to be the main breakthrough direction of the counterattack.
The West helps Ukraine consolidate in the long run?
When asked if military support for Kyiv would continue before Ukraine's counter-offensive, US President Joe Biden yesterday emphasized that Western countries have done their best to prepare Ukraine for a counter-attack, according to TASS news agency. Biden added that the United States and its allies intend to assist Ukraine in ensuring "long-term security".
"We are advancing this goal by providing the support Ukraine needs on the battlefield and helping them strengthen their military in the long-term," Biden told a news conference with British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in London. The White House. Sunak also stressed that Ukraine's supporters need to send a strong signal to President Putin that their support for Kyiv will not wane as the conflict continues.
As of last night, there was no information about Russia's response to the above statement of Biden and Sunak. Earlier, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that Western countries are becoming more and more involved in the Russia-Ukraine conflict, according to TASS. Peskov stressed that Moscow will continue its military operation in Ukraine and ensure its interests in one way or another and will achieve the set goals.
Source: Thanh Nien Newspaper
