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Ukrainian forces successfully counterattacked in the Sumy region, capturing key villages and forcing Russian Marines to retreat, with ongoing fierce fighting and mixed reports on the situation's outcome.
Russian forces have intensified their offensive near Pokrovsk, Ukraine, but have suffered heavy casualties due to Ukrainian counterattacks. The Russian strategy involves small infantry groups attempting to exploit terrain features for infiltration, but Ukrainian forces have effectively used artillery, drones, and local counterattacks to exploit Russian vulnerabilities. Despite the ongoing Russian push, the high toll on their personnel and equipment raises questions about the sustainability of their offensive. Ukrainian President Zelenskyy's visit to the region has bolstered morale and highlighted the strategic importance of Pokrovsk.
Bayern Munich and Arsenal played to a 2-2 draw in the Champions League quarterfinal, with Leroy Sané shining in the counterattack for Bayern. Despite the positive result, Bayern's attack outside of Sané needs improvement, as their passing accuracy slumped and they struggled to create chances. Bayern embraced the underdog role and showed resilience, but will need to make adjustments for the second leg.
Ukrainian marines have secured a bridgehead on the Russian-occupied left bank of the Dnipro River, as part of Ukraine's southern counteroffensive. Recent evidence suggests that Russian motor-rifle regiments attempted an armored counterattack using an upgraded version of the T-62 tank. Ukrainian drones successfully knocked out a Russian T-62MV Obr. 2022 tank near Krynky, highlighting the vulnerability of Russian tanks in the conflict. The use of drones by Ukrainian forces has given them greater control on the local level, making it difficult for Russian forces to launch successful assaults on the bridgehead.
Ukrainian troops are being trained by the French military in a mock village in rural France to prepare for counterattacks against Russian forces. The training includes storming trenches, combat in urban and forest areas, and the use of drones to reflect the reality of the Ukrainian battlefield. The program has been adapted based on Ukrainian feedback, and the French instructors also benefit from the trainees' battlefield experience. The training aims to help Ukraine break the stalemate in its ongoing conflict with Russia, which has become bogged down in trench warfare.
Russian forces launched a substantial counterattack near the Ukrainian town of Avdiivka, attempting to encircle the eastern front line. Tanks, armored personnel carriers, and air strikes were used in the assault. Ukrainian forces have been defending Avdiivka since 2015, and the situation has rapidly worsened. Russian troops launched multiple assaults throughout the day, but all failed to gain ground. The central focus of the attacks was the village of Berdychi. Unverified videos and reports on social media suggest intense fighting and artillery attacks.
Ukraine's military has stopped a Russian offensive towards the cities of Kupiansk and Lyman in the east and is advancing in the south, according to a senior Ukrainian defence official. Ukraine has retaken eight villages, its first substantial gains on the battlefield for seven months. However, Russia still holds swathes of territory in eastern and southern Ukraine, and Ukrainian forces have yet to push to the main defensive lines that Russia has had months to prepare.
Ukraine's military has stopped a Russian offensive towards the cities of Kupiansk and Lyman in the east of the country and is advancing in the south, according to a senior Ukrainian defence official. Ukraine has retaken eight villages, its first substantial gains on the battlefield for seven months. However, Russia still holds swathes of territory in eastern and southern Ukraine, and Ukrainian forces have yet to push to the main defensive lines that Russia has had months to prepare.
Ukrainian forces have advanced up to 1,400 metres at several sections of the front line near Bakhmut, according to a military spokesperson. The advance is the latest in a series of similar gains reported this week by Kyiv near Bakhmut, which Russia said it had fully captured last month. Russian forces were themselves trying to counterattack but had not been successful. Ukrainian forces had inflicted heavy Russian troop casualties and destroyed military hardware in the area.
Ukrainian forces have advanced up to 1,400 metres at several sections of the front line near Bakhmut, according to a military spokesperson. The advance is the latest in a series of similar gains reported this week by Kyiv near Bakhmut, which Russia said it had fully captured last month. Russian forces were themselves trying to counterattack but had not been successful. Ukrainian forces had inflicted heavy Russian troop casualties and destroyed military hardware in the area.
Russia reports heavy fighting in southern and eastern Ukraine, while Kyiv remains silent about its counterattack. The success of Ukraine's operation is unclear, as there is virtually no independent reporting from the front lines. The destruction of the Kakhovka dam has caused a humanitarian disaster, with thousands of people forced to evacuate homes flooded in the war zone. Kyiv claims that Russian forces blew up the dam, while Moscow says Ukraine sabotaged it. The focus of Ukraine's main assault is assumed to be the southern front, but there is little information about the progress of the operation.
Ukraine is ready to launch a counteroffensive on Russian forces to take back territory, according to Oleksiy Danilov, Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council. The start date is yet to be confirmed, but the Ukrainian military is reportedly prepared. Meanwhile, China has stepped in to try to find a political solution to the conflict, with special envoy Li Hui telling Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov that China would remain objective and fair regarding the conflict.
The head of the Wagner group, Yevgeny Prigozhin, has announced that his Russian paramilitary organization has begun to withdraw from the city of Bakhmut and will hand all its positions over to the regular Russian army by 1 June. Most analysts expect Ukraine to launch a counterattack, potentially threatening the Russian military’s hard-fought gains in Bakhmut and other areas of the front.
Russia now effectively controls Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine, but it is unclear that Moscow’s disjointed forces will be able to hold the decimated city amid a Ukrainian counterattack that has already begun. Holding the city would require Moscow to pull reinforcements from previously occupied territories, possibly creating new areas of vulnerability. Another potential curveball is the withdrawal of mercenaries from the Wagner Group, who led the onslaught against Bakhmut for months but whose founder, Yevgeniy Prigozhin, announced Sunday that his soldiers would start withdrawing Thursday.
Ukrainian troops in the besieged city of Bakhmut launched surprise counterattacks, regaining several square miles of land on the western outskirts of the city, easing Russia's chokehold on critical supply routes.