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Intense battles are taking place in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk Oblast, President Volodymyr Zelensky said in a video address on June 8, amid reports that Ukraine's much-anticipated counteroffensive to regain territory is now underway.
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Ukrainian forces achieved some success around Bakhmut but suffered "significant" losses in personnel and heavy equipment, CNN wrote on June 8, citing U.S. officials. Although Kyiv's troops managed to overrun Russians in some areas, they encountered heavier resistance than expected, according to the report.
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General Staff: Ukrainian military repels 57 Russian assaults over past day

by The Kyiv Independent news desk March 29, 2023 6:46 AM 1 min read
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Russian forces are concentrating on conducting offensives toward Lyman, Bakhmut, Avdiivka, and Marinka in Donetsk Oblast, the General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces said in its morning update.

Bilohorivka, Bakhmut, Avdiivka, Marinka, and their outskirts remain the epicenter of the fighting, the General Staff added.

Over the past 24 hours, Russia launched three missiles, 18 airstrikes, and 50 MLRS attacks against Ukraine.

The Ukrainian Air Force conducted five strikes against Russian temporary bases and shot down Russian Orlan-10 and ZALA drones.

Ukraine's rocket and artillery forces targeted one control point, six concentration areas of Russian troops, weapons and military equipment, an anti-aircraft missile system, and an ammunition depot.

Ukraine holds back on southern counteroffensive, soldiers say
Zaporizhzhia Oblast – In a split-second, two Ukrainian jets appear over the road, releasing chaff that sets off a couple of Russian anti-aircraft missiles. It allows one of the planes to hit a Russian position that billows with black smoke rising over the trees, leaving no doubt on how close the
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