2023-06-17 19:37:58
British military commanders say Russia has made “temporary progress” in southern Ukraine, following it boosted attack helicopters in the area.
In its latest intelligence update, the British Ministry of Defense said that Russia had “redeployed additional helicopters, in an attempt to repel the Ukrainian counterattack in the region.”.
The British Ministry of Defense said:
- “Images show that more than 20 additional Russian helicopters are deployed at Berdyansk airport, regarding 100 kilometers behind the front line.”.
- In the ongoing struggle between aviation and countermeasures, it is likely that Russia has achieved temporary advances in southern Ukraine, especially with attack helicopters using long-range missiles once morest ground targets.
What did Russia say?
This comes following the Russian army said, on Friday, that “its forces repelled several counter-attack attempts by the Ukrainian army, in different front locations, which inflicted heavy losses (on the Ukrainian forces).”.
The Russian Ministry of Defense stated that it “used ground forces, air strikes and artillery to repel the Ukrainian forces in the Donetsk region,” adding that it “killed regarding 500 Ukrainian soldiers and destroyed 5 tanks.”
Explosions were also heard in Kiev on Friday, shortly following African leaders arrived in the Ukrainian capital on a peace mission..
The city’s mayor, Vitali Klitschko, said that the explosions were caused by “air defense systems shooting down Russian missiles near the city.”
There were no reports of injuries or damage to buildings.
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