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| British analyst says that the Russian Armed Forces retain the initiative near Khar'kov |
| 2024-06-12 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [Regnum] The Russian armed forces continue to maintain the initiative and keep the situation in the Kharkov region under control, despite the efforts of Ukrainian troops.British analyst Alexander Merkouris stated this on his YouTube channel. “Despite the fact that in recent weeks we have heard about a counter-offensive by Ukrainian troops in the Kharkov area, it has not yet become a reality; on the contrary, the Russians retain the initiative,” the expert said. According to him, the Ukrainian command continues to send additional reinforcements and reserves to the Kharkov region. At the same time, Merkouris emphasized that the Russian Armed Forces have complete air superiority. The British analyst also suggested that the Armed Forces of Ukraine at this stage of the conflict are not able to conduct successful offensive operations, and the hasty attempts of the head of the Kiev regime, Vladimir Zelensky, to return the territories lost in the Kharkov region only lead to even greater losses. As Regnum reported, on June 11, official representative of the Russian Ministry of Defense Igor Konashenkov said during a briefing that units of the West group of troops liberated Timkovka in the Kharkov region and Artyomovka in the Lugansk People's Republic. Soldiers of the military group “North” continued to advance deeper into the defense of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, repelled two enemy counterattacks, and also attacked the positions of Ukrainian troops in the Glubokoe and Tikhoe regions. During the day, the Ukrainian Armed Forces lost more than 265 servicemen, the Panzerhaubitze 2000 self-propelled gun, the 2S3 Akatsiya self-propelled gun, the D-20 howitzer, the Grad MLRS combat vehicle and the Nota electronic warfare station. |
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