Putin pledges to press on despite a Ukrainian counter attack against his beleaguered Russian forces
British defence intelligence analysts believe Moscow has established a defensive line between the Oskil River and the town of Svatove following a successful counter-offensive from the Ukrainians, forcing the Kremlin to concede swathes of territory.
Vladimir Putin has said Ukraine's successful counter offensive with not change Russia's plans despite a string of recent setbacks. But, in his first public comments since the Ukrainian successes, Putin said he was not in a hurry, Russia has not deployed its full forces and the offensive in Ukraine's Donbas region remains on track.
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