Ukraine’s counteroffensive is progressing slowly, and President Volodymyr Zelensky says they have so far avoided losing territory. On the Russian side, there were reports of casualties.
– Zelensky said in his daily video address on Monday evening that our forces are advancing in some areas and in some areas defending their positions and resisting the attack of the occupier.
And he continued: – We did not lose any areas, but rather liberated areas.
According to the Ukrainian Defense Ministry, the forces have recaptured their eighth village so far in a counterattack.
Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Maliar said that the “biggest attack” in the counterattack was about to happen, and that Russia was doing its best to stop the Ukrainians.
The enemy does not give up their positions easily, and we must prepare for difficult battles. Actually, this is what is happening now, you write on Telegram.
On Monday, Russia reported several casualties, including three in a car explosion in Crimea and seven in an attack on the village of Valuzhki.
Reports of attacks in Lviv and Kiev
In the morning hours of Monday, attacks were reported in the cities of Lviv and Kiev in Ukraine.
According to the mayor of Lviv, Andrei Sadovig, Russian forces launched an air strike on the city in western Ukraine, and the center and the surrounding area were hit by explosions.
It is not clear whether the explosions were caused by the attack or by Ukrainian defense systems.
In Kiev, air defense systems have been activated against a drone attack, according to the Ukrainian military. The drone attack will target both the city and the Kiev region.
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