Putin and Zelensky visit troop positions as Kiev prepares for counterattack

 As the entry into the war between Russia and Ukraine neared its 14th month and for the second time in two months, Russian President Vladimir Putin paid a visit to the command posts of his troops fighting in Ukraine, while Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky made his last visit to positions near the front line as Kyiv prepares for a possible counterattack with weapons provided by the West.

The visits of both Presidents Putin and Zelensky on different days and in different provinces seek to strengthen the resolve of soldiers on the front lines.

Russia announces the foiling of a large-scale Ukrainian attack

 

The commander of the Ukrainian ground forces, Oleksandr sersky, said today that his country's troops continue to advance near Bakhmut, adding that Ukrainian forces have succeeded in destroying a Russian position near the city and"we continue to move forward".

Ukraine continues to press to seize the initiative before the counterattack

 

Since Russian troops declared victory in the city of Bakhmut last month, after the longest bloody battle since the beginning of the Russo-Ukrainian war, however, the Ukrainian defenders continue to press and continue to fight from positions on the western outskirts of Bakhmut, where the commander of the Ukrainian battalion Oleg shiryev said We are moving forward and fighting for every tree, every trench, we are fighting for every bunker.”

Ukraine makes its first gains in Bakhmut in months

 Ukrainian troops in Bakhmut conducted a small counterattack, with the help of which they managed to drive Russian troops from some positions after several months of retreat.

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