Russia’s Ministry of Defense said on Sunday (4) that it repelled a “large-scale offensive” by Ukrainian forces on the front line in the eastern Donetsk region.
The attack in the south of the region involved Ukrainian troops, tanks, infantry fighting vehicles and armored fighting vehicles, according to a ministry statement.
“The enemy’s objective was to break through our defense in what they consider the most vulnerable area of the front line. The enemy failed to achieve its objectives and was unsuccessful,” the Russian Ministry of Defense statement said.
A CNN could not independently confirm the details of this attack.
The Russian Defense Ministry report comes amid speculation that Ukraine’s long-awaited counter-offensive, which had seemed imminent for weeks, could be launched in the coming days.
Despite clear signs that the counter-offensive is coming, Ukrainian authorities have not provided any specific date for when it will begin.
Donetsk and neighboring Luhansk make up Ukraine’s Donbas region, an industrial hub when Russian-backed separatists seized control of two territories and declared breakaway republics in 2014.
Shortly before the full-scale invasion in February 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin recognized the two breakaway territories as independent states, ordering the deployment of Russian troops there, in defiance of international law.
Source: CNN Brasil
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