Ukraine continues counteroffensive in Western Zaporizhzhia region

The Ukrainian General Staff reports the loss of Russian manpower and equipment and depleting Russian forces along the entire front line.

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00:00 The Ukrainian General Staff reported that Ukrainian forces continued offensive operations

00:08 in the Melitopol direction in western Zaporizhia region and offensive assaults in the Bakhmut

00:14 direction, inflicting losses on Russian manpower and equipment and depleting Russian forces

00:19 along the entire front line.

00:22 Ukrainian Eastern Group of Forces spokesperson, Captain Ilya Yevlash, stated that Ukrainian

00:26 forces liberated additional 2 km of territory in the Bakhmut direction.

00:34 The Russian Ministry of Defence claimed that elements of the Russian Southern Group of

00:39 Forces repelled Ukrainian attacks near Mayorsk, about 20 km south of Bakhmut.

00:45 The UK Defence Ministry says over the last week Russian forces have made a concerted

00:49 effort to conduct local counter-attacks against advancing Ukrainian forces in both the Urekhiv

00:55 and the Bakhmut sectors.

00:57 In both areas Ukrainian forces have defeated the Russian attacks and maintained their hold

01:02 on recently liberated territory.

01:05 Comments posted by the military community suggest extreme disillusionment among those

01:09 involved in these counter-attacks, especially near Bakhmut, with reports of ill-conceived

01:15 advances, lack of artillery support and heavy casualties.

01:20 Over the last nine months the Russian force in Ukraine has proved itself capable of conducting

01:24 stalwart defensive operations, however it continues to display only minimal capability

01:29 of the offensive.

01:31 Commanders struggle to orchestrate complex joint effects, to concentrate sufficient artillery,

01:37 ammunition and to maintain high morale and offensive spirit.

01:41 [SWOOSH]