MOSCOW, 7 Aug. The Ukrainian army threw reserves into the battle in Zaporozhye, but lost control in the northwestern part of the Donbass, British military analyst Sean Bell told Sky News in an interview. at the moment, but even there it is difficult for them to make progress. The minefields represent a significant obstacle. They threw the main reserves there, but this did not help to achieve results. For them, the situation there is now quite difficult, «said the specialist.
Bell recalled that the Ukrainian military lost control over several settlements in the northwestern part of Donbass. In addition, the Armed Forces of Ukraine were defeated near Artemivsk, he added.
On June 4, Kiev launched a counteroffensive in the Zaporozhye, Yuzhnodonetsk and Artemivsk directions, throwing into battle units trained by NATO and armed with Western equipment. Vladimir Putin noted that attempts to advance the Ukrainian troops failed, the enemy was stopped and thrown back to their original positions.