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It’s Official: The Offensive has Started
This morning I woke up to the official statement from Ukrainian spokespeople. The offensive has begun:
The Armed Forces are moving to offensive actions in some areas, — Deputy Chief of the Ministry of Defense Malyar
We are expecting a lot of noise and Russians stopping it in its tracks. We have some of this already via Rybar:
Vremievsky ledge
situation as of 18.00 June 5, 2023🔻To the east of the Vremyevsky ledge, the armored group of the Armed Forces of Ukraine managed to squeeze out Russian troops from the village of Novodonetskoye. During the attack, for the first time, Ukrainian formations used German Leopard tanks — now there are two Leopards and five AFVs in Novodonetsk.
▪️The Armed Forces of Ukraine are regrouping, as they suffered heavy losses in manpower. Also, Russian gunners destroyed nine units of wheeled armored vehicles. To the west of Novodonetsk, in the forest belt, there were about ten pieces of equipment and from 40 to 100 infantry.
▪️In addition, the concentration of forces of the 37th Marine Brigade of the Ukrainian Navy in the direction of Urozhaynoye was noted. Most likely, the enemy plans to attack the flank of the Russian grouping after the approach of the reserves.