UKRainian Forces Press Southward, Say Strategic Village Recaptured from RUssians; UKR’s Defence Forces Advance on 2 Fronts; UKR Forces liberate Staromaiorske Village; Main Strike of UKR’s Counteroffensive to be Landed in Zaporizhzhia Front; UKR Finds Potential Weaknesses in RU Defenses, LIVE UPDATES and MORE
Ukrainian forces press southward, say strategic village recaptured from Russians:
Ukrainian forces pressed their counteroffensive through the Russian-occupied southeast on Thursday, capturing the village of Staromaiorske in a campaign to drive a wedge through Russian defensive positions.
The counteroffensive has focused on securing villages on the southward push and areas around the eastern city of Bakhmut, taken by Russian forces in May after months of battles.
Ukrainian officials have reported slow, steady progress.
Russian President Vladimir Putin acknowledged intensified Ukrainian attacks over the last few days, but said they had made no headway.
He told Russian television that every Ukrainian assault had been beaten back, and that Moscow’s forces had inflicted significant losses on their opponents.
A US official, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said Ukraine had deployed additional Western-trained troops to at least one axis in the counteroffensive, but had held back some. Media reports spoke of a new phase in the drive.
A video posted on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s Telegram channel showed Ukrainian soldiers celebrating the capture of Staromaiorske in the southeast.
“The 35th brigade and the ‘Ariy’ territorial defense unit have fulfilled their task and liberated the village of Staromaiorske. Glory to Ukraine!” said a soldier in the video that Reuters was unable to immediately geolocate.
The village lies to the south of a cluster of small settlements that Ukraine recaptured along the Mokri Yaly River as the counteroffensive began.
“Our defenders are now continuing to clear the settlement,” said Ukrainian Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Maliar declaring Staromaiorske liberated. —>READ MORE HERE
Ukraine’s Defence Forces advance on 2 fronts – General Staff report:
Over the course of the past day, Ukraine’s Defence Forces continued to conduct offensive operations on the Melitopol and Berdiansk fronts and are consolidating recently captured positions.
Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook, information as of 18:00 on 27 July
Details: The General Staff reported that Russian occupation forces deployed two Kalibr cruise missiles to carry out an attack on Odesa’s port infrastructure and launched eight Shahed attack drones on targets elsewhere in Ukraine. Ukraine’s Air Force destroyed all eight Russian attack drones.
Russian forces carried out a total of 27 airstrikes over the course of the past day and deployed multiple-launch rocket systems in over 30 further attacks on the positions of Ukrainian troops and civilian settlements. There were civilian casualties and fatalities, and port infrastructure and residential buildings in the south of Ukraine were damaged.
There is a very high ongoing threat of further Russian missile and air strikes across Ukraine.
Russian and Ukrainian forces clashed a total of 30 times over the course of today.
The operational situation on the Volyn and Polissia fronts remains much the same as before. There is no evidence that Russia is forming new offensive units in this area.
On the Sivershchyna and Slobozhanshchyna fronts, Russian forces deployed mortars and artillery to fire on more than 20 civilian settlements.
On the Kupiansk front, Russian forces conducted an airstrike in the vicinity of Iziumske (Kharkiv Oblast). Fyholivka, Dvorichna, Zapadne and Kyslivka (Kharkiv Oblast) came under Russian mortar and artillery fire. —>READ MORE HERE
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