Heavy fighting reported in areas controlled by Russia as defence ministry says 250 Ukrainians were killed, in claims not independently verified
“The enemy’s goal was to break through our defences in the most vulnerable, in its opinion, sector of the front,” it said. “The enemy did not achieve its tasks, it had no success.”
Russia's defence ministry released video of what it said showed several Ukrainian armoured vehicles in a field blowing up after being hit. Soldiers with Ukraine’s 80th Air Assault Brigade fire rockets towards Russian positions in Bakhmut, in the Dontesk region of eastern Ukraine. Photograph: Tyler Hicks/The New York Times
After seeking tens of billions of dollars of western weapons to fight Russian forces, the success or failure of the counter-offensive is likely to influence the shape of future western diplomatic and military support for Ukraine.
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