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Originally Posted by Dargo
According to the US Department of Defence, the main attack of the Ukrainian counteroffensive has begun. This is reported by The New York Times on the basis of two anonymous but highly placed sources within the Pentagon. Thousands of Ukrainian soldiers trained in the West and held in reserve behind the front in recent months are now said to have been deployed. The attack was reportedly deployed in the southeast of the country. There is no official confirmation from the Ukrainian side, but President Volodymyr Zelensky did say tonight that "very good news has come from the front". The president did not give more details, but he did say more news would follow soon.
Earlier today, the Russian defence ministry said that Ukraine had launched a new large-scale attack in Zaporizhzhya province. Russian military bloggers also reported heavy fighting and advancing Ukrainian troops, using tanks and armoured vehicles given to them by the West. According to the Russian defence ministry, all attacks were repelled, but those reports could not be independently verified.
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CNN:
Russian officials and military bloggers claimed Ukraine launched a major offensive in the southern Zaporizhzhia region. Ukraine has not yet commented on this reported offensive, but a defense official said its forces are "gradually advancing" near Melitopol and Berdiansk in the region.
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https://edition.cnn.com/europe/live-...dd93eac1f581dc
Lets hope this is true and indicates something bigger then so far. And lets hope they are more successful. Melitopol is the goal line, or contact with the coast south-east or south-west of Melitopol.