Russia affirmed, Monday, May 5, to have postponed a “large-scale offensive” Ukrainian in the Donbass. kyiv, which has announced for months that it is preparing a major counter-offensive, has not confirmed having carried out this operation.
>> War in Ukraine: what to remember from the day of Sunday June 4
“On the morning of June 4, the enemy launched a full-scale offensive in five sectors of the front in the direction of the south of the Donestk region”, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement, without specifying the exact location of the battle. “The enemy has not achieved his goal, he has not succeeded”, he added, accompanying his announcement with a video showing what is presented as Ukrainian armored vehicles filmed from the air being destroyed by Russian forces. Follow our live.
Silent Ukraine. kyiv has been claiming for months to prepare a major counter-offensive against Russian forces. In a video released on Sunday, the Ukrainian military appeared to call on soldiers to remain silent, and said there would be no announcement about the start of the long-awaited offensive.
Russian fighters captured in Russia. Fighting took place Sunday in the Russian region of Belgorod, bordering Ukraine, between the Russian army and pro-Ukrainian Russian fighters, according to the regional governor, Vyacheslav Gladkov. He added that the attackers, whom he described as Russian fighters engaged on the side of kyiv, had taken prisoners and offered an exchange.