Prague: US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin Said on Friday that the Ukrainian military is getting some success in its operation Kharkiv and Kherson.
Ukrainian troops occupied more than 700 km (270 sq mi) in the southern and eastern Kharkiv region, where they advanced 50 km (31 mi) across Russian lines and recaptured more than 20 villages, A Ukrainian general said on Thursday.
“We see success now in Kherson, we see some success in Kharkiv and so that’s very, very encouraging,” Austin said during a press conference with his Czech counterpart in Prague.
There will be a serious blow to profit Russia, which Western intelligence services say caused heavy casualties. They will also represent a big boost for Kyivwho is eager to show his Western supporters that he can change facts on the ground by force and deserves continued support.
Some of the biggest gains appear to have been made this week during a surprise Ukrainian counter-offensive in the Kharkiv region of the northeast. UkraineWhich saw the Kyiv armies suddenly and deeply thrust behind the Russian lines.
On Thursday, Austin said that the President Joe Biden Ukraine was approved an additional $675 million in weapons as he and other defense ministers met in Germany to discuss how to continue supporting Ukraine in the long term.
The total US security aid to Ukraine has risen to $15.2 billion since the latest announcements of military aid Biden assumed office in January 2021.
The Kharkiv region borders Russia, and its main city Kharkiv has been hit by Russian missiles for months after Moscow failed to take it in the early stages of the February 24 offensive.
Ukraine has been talking for weeks about a major counter-offensive in the south, which is also underway, though details about that are sparse. Western military analysts believed that Russia may have exposed itself in other areas as it rushed to the south to consolidate.
Kyiv under pressure to show progress on the ground before winter begins amid threats from Russian president Vladimir Putin If Brussels goes ahead with a proposal to limit the price of Russian gas, all energy shipments to Europe will be halted.
Russia has confirmed fighting in the Kharkiv region but has not confirmed any territorial losses.
Ukrainian troops occupied more than 700 km (270 sq mi) in the southern and eastern Kharkiv region, where they advanced 50 km (31 mi) across Russian lines and recaptured more than 20 villages, A Ukrainian general said on Thursday.
“We see success now in Kherson, we see some success in Kharkiv and so that’s very, very encouraging,” Austin said during a press conference with his Czech counterpart in Prague.
There will be a serious blow to profit Russia, which Western intelligence services say caused heavy casualties. They will also represent a big boost for Kyivwho is eager to show his Western supporters that he can change facts on the ground by force and deserves continued support.
Some of the biggest gains appear to have been made this week during a surprise Ukrainian counter-offensive in the Kharkiv region of the northeast. UkraineWhich saw the Kyiv armies suddenly and deeply thrust behind the Russian lines.
On Thursday, Austin said that the President Joe Biden Ukraine was approved an additional $675 million in weapons as he and other defense ministers met in Germany to discuss how to continue supporting Ukraine in the long term.
The total US security aid to Ukraine has risen to $15.2 billion since the latest announcements of military aid Biden assumed office in January 2021.
The Kharkiv region borders Russia, and its main city Kharkiv has been hit by Russian missiles for months after Moscow failed to take it in the early stages of the February 24 offensive.
Ukraine has been talking for weeks about a major counter-offensive in the south, which is also underway, though details about that are sparse. Western military analysts believed that Russia may have exposed itself in other areas as it rushed to the south to consolidate.
Kyiv under pressure to show progress on the ground before winter begins amid threats from Russian president Vladimir Putin If Brussels goes ahead with a proposal to limit the price of Russian gas, all energy shipments to Europe will be halted.
Russia has confirmed fighting in the Kharkiv region but has not confirmed any territorial losses.