A Ukrainian infantry fighting vehicle fires at Russian positions near Avdiivka in the Donetsk region.
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The Ukrainian counter-offensive has been underway for several weeks. Again and again, Kiev reports smaller successes. But the situation is said to be very difficult at the moment, especially in the east. The overview.
Mith view of the ongoing counter-offensive against the aggressor Russia, Ukraine reports heavy fighting on several front areas, especially in the east. Russian troops attacked at Avdiivka, Mariinka and Lyman in Donetsk region, Ukrainian Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Malyar wrote on Telegram on Sunday. The occupiers also advanced further near Swatowe in the adjacent Luhansk region. “There is fierce fighting going on there. (…) The situation is quite complicated.”
Meanwhile, President Volodymyr Zelenskyj visited the port city of Odessa on the Black Sea. In Russia, an explosion occurred not far from a military airfield. Ukraine has been defending itself against Russian war of aggression for more than 16 months.
Ukraine reports progress at Bakhmut and in the south
Despite the difficult situation, Ukrainian Deputy Defense Minister Maljar also reported on minor successes. Not far from Bachmut, their own army is advancing and has had “partial successes,” she wrote. In the south, too, Ukrainian troops advanced towards the cities of Berdyansk and Melitopol “in heavy fighting, but gradually”. Maljar spoke of “violent enemy resistance”.
