Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov said today that his troops had captured “800 square kilometers” since the start of the year in Ukraine, where his army regularly claims it is advancing but has so far made no significant progress. “Progress is being made in all tactical directions,” the minister said during a meeting in Almaty of the Organization for the Collective Security Treaty (OTSC), a military alliance made up of former Soviet Union countries led by Russia. “In total, 800 square kilometers of territory have come under the control of the Russian army this year” in Ukraine, Andrei Belousov added, explaining that his forces captured “28 communities” in May. The Ukrainian army, short of men and ammunition, has been struggling for months against Russia, which launched a new offensive in early May on the outskirts of Kharkiv, Ukraine's second-largest city. In that province, Russian troops forced Ukrainian soldiers to retreat “eight to nine kilometers,” Andrei Belousov said. The […]
Source: News Beast
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