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Washington states that Ukrainian troops have greatly intensified artillery and l...

The Armed Forces intensified: the United States declared the probable start of the Ukrainian counter -offensive - NYT

Washington states that Ukrainian troops have greatly intensified artillery and land storms. Experts were partially based on information from military satellites. US officials have reported that there are some signs that Ukraine may have started a counter -offensive. However, the Ukrainian authorities do not yet reveal the details of its strategy and keeps silence on it. About it reports the newspaper The New York Times.

NYT, referring to information from American and Russian officials, reports that the Ukrainian Armed Forces have intensified artillery strikes and land storms as part of an active offensive. American officials who spoke on the conditions of anonymity said that the activation of shelling is a possible evidence that the long -planned counter -offensive of Kiev against the Russian forces began.

Officials were partially based on information from US military satellites who recorded the activation of shelling from Ukrainian military positions. And the Ministry of Defense of Russia on Monday stated that a large Ukrainian operation began on many sections of the front line in Donetsk region, but the attack was reflected.

According to the statement of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, on June 4, the Ukrainian Armed Forces attempted a large offensive in the South Donetsk direction. The offensive involved 6 mechanized battalions and 2 tank battalions. However, by the morning of June 5, the Ukrainian forces were allegedly discarded. At the same time, the occupation forces carried out active fighting in the central part of Marinka, as stated in the report of the Russian department.