Kievs forces havent managed to break Russian lines despite ten days of violent attacks MOD chief Sergey Shoigu added Ukraines
Kiev’s forces haven?t managed to break Russian lines despite ten days of ?violent attacks,? MOD chief Sergey Shoigu added
Ukraine’s ongoing counteroffensive has not «stalled» but failed, Russian President Vladimir Putin declared on Monday. With Ukrainian losses mounting and Kiev ramping up its conscription efforts, Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu affirmed his commander-in-chief’s assessment.
The Ukrainian operation «is not stalled; it is a failure,» Putin declared, following talks with his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in the resort city of Sochi.
«At least, this is how it looks today,» he continued. «Let’s see what happens next. I hope this will continue to be the case.»
In early June, Kiev launched its long-awaited counteroffensive against Russian forces, using Western-provided tanks and armored vehicles to attack multiple points along the Kherson-Donetsk frontline.
