Russia and Ukraine are currently experiencing high casualties in their ongoing military conflict. British officials have reported that Ukraine is launching a counteroffensive to dislodge the Kremlin’s forces from occupied areas, resulting in increased casualties. According to British intelligence, the most intense fighting is taking place in Zaporizhzhia and Donetsk provinces, with Ukraine making small advances. However, Russian forces are effectively defending their positions in the south of Ukraine.
In the past 24 hours, Russia carried out numerous airstrikes, missile strikes, and rocket launcher attacks, according to updates from the Ukrainian military. The General Staff stated that Russia’s offensive operations are concentrated in eastern Ukraine, specifically targeting Bakhmut, Avdiivka, Marinka, and Lyman in Donetsk province. Civilian casualties have also been reported, with two deaths and three injuries in Donetsk province and one death and four injuries in Kherson province.
Amidst the ongoing conflict, Ukrainian forces have achieved some successes. The village of Piatykhatky has been taken under their control on the Zaporizhzhia battlefront, according to Vladimir Rogov, an official with the Moscow-appointed administration in the partially occupied Zaporizhzhia region. Additionally, Ukrainian forces destroyed a significant ammunition depot near the Russian-occupied city of Henichesk, as confirmed by Serhiy Bratchuk, spokesperson of the regional government in Odesa province.
Experts predict that Ukraine’s counteroffensive could be a long-term endeavor, given the use of advanced Western weapons and the 1,000-kilometer front line. African leaders recently conducted a “peace mission” to both Ukraine and Russia, but no immediate progress towards ending the war was made.
In other developments:
– In Ukraine’s northern Sumy region, Russian shelling resulted in the deaths of a father and his son in the village of Bilopilya, according to Volodymyr Artyukh, the governor of the region. Ukrainian shelling also affected three villages in Russia’s Kursk region.
– The death toll from the flooding caused by the destruction of the Kakhovka dam has risen to 16 in Ukrainian-held territory and 29 in territories controlled by Russia. The lower Dnieper River areas in Kherson province have been severely impacted by the flooding, and both Russia and Ukraine blame each other for the breach.
– As the deadline approaches for Russian volunteer formations, particularly the Wagner mercenary group, to sign contracts with Russia’s Defense Ministry, Wagner leader Yevgeny Prigozhin revealed that 32,000 former prisoners returned home after completing their contracts in Ukraine. Prigozhin claims that only 83 crimes were committed by these individuals, significantly lower compared to those released from prison without serving with Wagner.
In conclusion, the conflict between Russia and Ukraine continues to escalate, with both sides experiencing significant casualties and military operations taking place across various provinces.
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