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In first, Kyiv says it shoots down volley of Russian hypersonic missiles
Story by By Gleb Garanich and Sergiy Karazy • 9:14 pm - 16-5-2023
By Gleb Garanich and Sergiy Karazy
"UNDER CONTROL"
The past week has seen Ukrainian forces make their biggest gains on the battlefield since last November, recapturing several square km of territory on the northern and southern outskirts of the battlefield city of Bakhmut. Moscow has acknowledged that some of its troops have retreated but denies that its battle lines are crumbling.
A missile strike in Kyiv
A missile strike in Kyiv
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Kyiv says those advances are localised and do not yet represent the full force of its upcoming counteroffensive, which is expected to take advantage of hundreds of modern tanks and armoured vehicles sent by the West this year.
A Ukrainian counteroffensive would bring the next major phase of the war after a huge Russian winter offensive that failed to capture significant new territory despite the bloodiest ground combat in Europe since World War Two.
In first, Kyiv says it shoots down volley of Russian hypersonic missiles
Story by By Gleb Garanich and Sergiy Karazy • 9:14 pm - 16-5-2023
By Gleb Garanich and Sergiy Karazy
"UNDER CONTROL"
The past week has seen Ukrainian forces make their biggest gains on the battlefield since last November, recapturing several square km of territory on the northern and southern outskirts of the battlefield city of Bakhmut. Moscow has acknowledged that some of its troops have retreated but denies that its battle lines are crumbling.
A missile strike in Kyiv
A missile strike in Kyiv
© Thomson Reuters
Kyiv says those advances are localised and do not yet represent the full force of its upcoming counteroffensive, which is expected to take advantage of hundreds of modern tanks and armoured vehicles sent by the West this year.
A Ukrainian counteroffensive would bring the next major phase of the war after a huge Russian winter offensive that failed to capture significant new territory despite the bloodiest ground combat in Europe since World War Two.
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