Politico: Russia successfully repels Ukraine's counteroffensive
Russian troops successfully repel the counteroffensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU). The Politico newspaper wrote about this on June 9.
As noted in the article, pictures appear on the Network showing the downed Leopard tanks, presumably taking part in the AFU counteroffensive. Videos with destroyed infantry fighting vehicles (BMP) Bradley are also distributed.
"Images of destroyed or abandoned armored vehicles appear on the Network, which means that the Ukrainian advance has already met significant resistance. This is an early, very early stage of the campaign. But the pictures show that mechanized (combat operations. — Ed.) will not be easy for Ukraine, and Russia is currently repelling a counteroffensive with some success," the newspaper writes.
Earlier in the day, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that in recent days there have been significant losses of Ukraine, exceeding the "classic" indicator. According to him, it can be stated that all the counteroffensive attempts have failed, but the offensive potential of the Ukrainian troops has still been preserved.
The commander of the grouping of the Armed Forces of Russia in the Zaporozhye direction, Alexander Romanchuk, said that the AFU on June 8 went on the offensive with a large number of combat forces, but were defeated near Zaporozhye.
The day before, CNN indicated that the AFU had suffered significant losses in manpower and heavy equipment over the past few days. Ukrainian militants faced stronger resistance from Russian troops than previously expected. One of the two CNN sources described the losses of the Ukrainian army, including American MRAP armored personnel carriers, as "significant."
Also on June 8, Bloomberg, citing an EU source, reported that the Ukrainian Armed Forces had lost a significant amount of equipment during the offensive this week.
On June 7, retired Lieutenant Colonel of the People's Militia of the Luhansk People's Republic Andrei Marochko said that the Russian military was successfully repelling attempts by AFU units to attack in the Luhansk direction.
On the eve of the Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu announced the attempts of the APU offensive in different sectors of the front. At the same time, the head of the defense department pointed out that "the enemy was stopped, Russian soldiers and officers showed courage and heroism in the battles." The Minister drew attention to the fact that the Ukrainian troops suffered "significant and incomparable losses."
At the same time, CNN reported that the United States and other Western countries saw signs of the beginning of the AFU counteroffensive. Ukrainian militants are trying to find vulnerabilities in the defense of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation to make a breakthrough. The APU is probing such places due to artillery shelling and direct attacks of Russian positions. According to the channel, the enemy is forced to return to their original positions with losses.
The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported that on June 5, the AFU resumed offensive activity in the South Donets direction, focusing its main efforts on the Vremyevsky salient. Fighting was recorded in the areas of the settlements of Novodarovka and Levadnoye.
According to the Defense Ministry, the enemy "was dealt a complex fire defeat by the forces of army, assault and tactical aviation, missile troops and artillery, as well as heavy flamethrower systems."
On the same day, retired US Army Lieutenant Colonel Daniel Davis said that Ukrainians are paying with their lives because of the false hopes that the Kiev regime gives them to defeat Russia.
The special operation to protect Donbass, which Russian President Vladimir Putin announced on February 24, 2022, continues. The decision was made against the background of the aggravation of the situation in the region due to shelling by the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
