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The counteroffensive in Ukraine has been marked by strategic military actions and evolving plans. Archival footage from the 80th Brigade showcases the liberation efforts in Slobozhanshchyna, while the capture of a Russian Msta artillery system by the 25th Sicheslav Brigade highlights tactical successes. Despite challenges in 2023 due to equipment shortages, Ukraine aims to enhance its mobilization and defense capabilities. Future offensives depend on Western military support and strategic preparations, with discussions ongoing about the timeline for a significant 2025 counteroffensive. The Ukrainian military's current progress and strategic adjustments remain crucial to their overall defense strategy.

What is the current status of the Ukrainian counteroffensive?

The Ukrainian counteroffensive is progressing with strategic adjustments to overcome challenges such as equipment shortages. Ukrainian forces have demonstrated capability in recapturing strategic locations and capturing enemy assets, contributing to their ongoing efforts against Russian forces.

What significant events have marked the counteroffensive?

Key events in the counteroffensive include the archival footage release by the 80th Brigade, capturing Russian artillery near Kreminna, and advancing in strategic areas like Bakhmut and Melitopol. These highlight the Ukrainian forces' resilience and tactical acumen.

How does Ukraine plan to enhance its counteroffensive capabilities?

Ukraine seeks to enhance its counteroffensive capabilities through increased mobilization, strengthening the defense industry, and constructing fortifications. The success of these plans relies heavily on Western support and timely delivery of necessary military equipment.

What challenges has the counteroffensive faced in recent years?

The counteroffensive has encountered challenges such as inadequate equipment, distribution issues of experienced soldiers, and geopolitical dynamics. Despite these, Ukrainian forces strive to maintain momentum and adapt strategies for future operations.

What role does international support play in Ukraine's military efforts?

International support is crucial to Ukraine's military efforts, providing equipment, advisory support, and strategic partnerships. The West's role in supplying weapons and facilitating political backing significantly influences Ukraine's ability to sustain and escalate counteroffensive operations.

What insights have been shared by military leaders regarding the counteroffensive?

Military leaders have emphasized resilience, highlighting progress in regions like Slobozhanshchyna and emphasizing the necessity of strategic adjustments. The ongoing dialogue with international allies underpins their optimism for future operations.

What strategic outcomes are expected from the counteroffensive by 2025?

By 2025, Ukraine aims to leverage increased military support and strategic foresight to launch decisive counteroffensive operations. Success depends on mobilization efforts, Western aid, and tactical innovations in battlefield engagements.

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контрнаступ Defense forces were successful in direction of Bila Hora - Andriivka, - General Staff The Defense Forces of Ukraine continue to conduct an offensive operation in the Bakhmut, Melitopol, and Berdiansk areas. 3 168 2 Previously in trend: War

війна,зсу Offensive operation continues in Melitopol and Berdiansk sectors - Ministry of Defense The Ukrainian Armed Forces are advancing at the Melitopol and Berdiansk directions and holding the line at the Kupiansk, Lyman, Avdiivka and Mariinka directions. 2 626 7 Previously in trend: War

війна,зсу AFU continue their offensive in Bakhmut, Melitopol, and Berdiansk directions, - General Staff The Defense Forces of Ukraine continue to conduct an offensive operation in the Bakhmut, Melitopol, and Berdiansk areas. 4 419 18 Previously in trend: War

війна,зсу Armed Forces of Ukraine have partial success in Berdiansk direction and fully possess initiative, - Defense Forces of Tavria direction The Armed Forces of Ukraine had partial success in the offensive in the direction of Berdiansk, the initiative is in the hands of Ukrainian soldiers. 5 937 10 Previously in trend: War

бахмут Armed Forces of Ukraine are successful in offensive in two directions near Bakhmut, enemy is putting up strong resistance and using reserves, - General Staff In the direction of Bakhmut, the Defense Forces continue to conduct offensive actions north and south of the city of Bakhmut. 4 782 16 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

шойгу Shoigu is trying to present Ukrainian counteroffensive as failed operation against background of NATO summit, - ISW Russian Defense Minister Serhii Shoigu is trying to present the Ukrainian counteroffensive as a failed operation, despite the Kremlin’s instructions not to downplay the results of the counteroffensive and not to exaggerate Russian successes, to position the Ministry of Defense headed by him as an effective leader of combat operations in Ukraine after the failed mutiny of the "Wagner" PMC. 8 283 40 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

бахмут For several days, Defense Forces have been keeping entrances, exits and movement of enemy in Bakhmut under fire control, - Ministry of Defense Over the past week, the enemy launched 39 missile and 334 air strikes on Ukraine. 3 220 5 War in Ukraine

війна,зсу,контрнаступ Defense forces are advancing in 3 directions. Over 10 square kilometers in South and 4 square kilometers in Bakhmut direction liberated over the past week, - General Staff Ukrainian Defense Forces continue to conduct offensive operations in the Melitopol, Berdiansk and Bakhmut areas. 6 458 108 Previously in trend: War

війна,зсу Offensive operation in Melitopol and Berdiansk directions is ongoing, - General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine Operational information of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine regarding the Russian invasion as of 6:00 p.m. 07/06/2023. 4 689 33 Previously in trend: War

зсу We have success in Tavria direction, enemy is suffering losses. 25 pieces of equipment and 9 ammunition warehouses were destroyed, - Tarnavsky In the Taurian direction, the Defense Forces are systematically knocking the enemy out of their positions. We have success. 3 623 5 Previously in trend: War

бахмут Defense forces have partial success in Klishchiivka region, are entrenched at achieved boundaries, - General Staff To the north and south of the city of Bakhmut, Ukrainian troops continue to put pressure on the enemy, knocking out previously captured lines. 8 148 6 War in Ukraine

війна,зсу,контрнаступ Everything is developing according to plans, - Syrsky assessed counteroffensive and expressed confidence that Defense Forces will return Bakhmut The armed forces of Ukraine still used their full potential for a counteroffensive, while according to the commander of the Ground Forces of Ukraine, General Oleksandr Syrsky, he is proceeding according to plan. 4 396 23 War in Ukraine

роб,бауер Ukraine will not receive Western fighter jets until counteroffensive is completed, - Chairman of NATO Military Committee Bauer Bauer noted that the debate on the provision of modern Western fighters is important, but will not be resolved in the short term for the counteroffensive of the AFU. 18 820 235 World

війна,зсу Defense forces in Taurian direction continue to advance, almost three enemy companies have been eliminated, - Tarnavsky Missile and artillery units carried out 1,389 firing missions over the day. 6 101 13 Previously in trend: War

війна,зсу,контрнаступ Heavy fighting continues. Over past week, 9 square kilometers of territory in East and 28.4 square kilometers in South were liberated, - Ministry of Defense Both offensive and defensive actions continue in the east. We are advancing in the Bakhmut direction, while the enemy continues to advance in the Lyman, Avdiivka, and Mariinka direction. 4 752 32 Previously in trend: War

війна,зсу Armed Forces of Ukraine are advancing with heavy fighting in BerdIansk and Melitopol directions, - Maliar The enemy is advancing in several directions - Avdiivka, Mariinka, Lyman. 7 825 50 Previously in trend: War

війна,зсу Enemy is trying to capture Mariinka and Avdiivka, now there are the fiercest battles, - Shershen The Avdiivka direction is the "hottest", where the most intense battles take place. 5 548 18 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

мала,токмачка In battle near Mala Tokmachka on June 8, Armed Forces of Ukraine lost 25 units of Western equipment, - Forbes. PHOTO The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost 17 Bradley infantry fighting vehicles, 7 Leopard tanks and a Wisent armoured personnel carrier in the battle. The equipment cannot be evacuated because of mines. 24 208 169 Previously in trend: War

бернс CIA chief Burns secretly visited Kyiv and got acquainted with ambitious plan to liberate occupied territories, - Washington Post In early June, Director of the US Central Intelligence Agency William Burns paid an unannounced visit to Kyiv and met with Ukraine’s political and military leadership to discuss plans to counter Russian aggression. 13 283 145 War in Ukraine

залужний Sayings that counteroffensive is slow are annoying. Every meter is given with blood, - Zaluzhny Ukrainian Armed Forces Commander-in-Chief Valeriy Zaluzhny said he was annoyed by comments that the counter-offensive was slow, as every metre of liberated land was given by the blood of Ukrainian defenders. 24 333 272 Previously in trend: War

контрнаступ Defense forces successfully advance on Melitopol and Berdiansk directions and knock out enemy from positions on flanks of Bakhmut, - General Staff Ukrainian defence forces continue to conduct offensive operations in the Melitopol and Berdiansk sectors. 8 079 21 Previously in trend: War

ян,ващиковський,вітольд If counteroffensive is not successful, Europe may insist on "freezing" war in October, - MEP Waszczykowski If the counteroffensive of the Armed Forces is not successful by October, the EU will talk about freezing the war and insist on the start of peace talks between Kyiv and Moscow. 13 150 220 Previously in trend: War

олексій,резніков When there is breakthrough at front, you will see it all, - Reznikov The liberation of a group of villages that were under Russian occupation in recent weeks was not a "main event" in Kyiv’s planned counteroffensive. 7 281 51 Previously in trend: War

stryker New US military aid package will support Ukraine’s ongoing counteroffensive - Blinken A new package of military aid from the United States should support the current counteroffensive operations of the AFU. 4 965 31 Previously in trend: Aid to Ukraine

війна,зсу Enemy conducts active defense in Novopavlivka, Vremivka, and Orihiv directions, attacked positions of AFU 16 times during day, - Defense forces of Tavria direction In the Tauri direction, the enemy continues to focus its main efforts on conducting offensive actions in the Avdiiv and Marin directions, and is also noted for conducting active defense in the Novopavlivka, Vremivka, and Orihiv directions. 1 163 5 Previously in trend: War

костенко Defense forces held their positions and are creating conditions for offensive, - people’s deputy of "Holos", soldier Kostenko The offensive campaigns of the AFU have not yet begun, preparations for these actions are currently underway. In particular, the Ukrainian army is now defeating the offensive potential of the Russians. 3 633 15 Previously in trend: War

війна,зсу Defense forces are advancing in three directions and are succeeding, - General Staff The Ukrainian defense forces continue to conduct offensive operations in the Melitopol, Berdiansk, and Bakhmut directions. 8 216 4 Previously in trend: War

війна,зсу In week, 17 sq.km were freed in South, there is progress in East. Enemy’s casualties are 8 times more than ours - Ministry of Defense At the end of last week, our troops launched counter-offensives in the areas of Orikhovo-Vasylivka, Bakhmut, Bohdanivka, Yahidne, Klishchiyivka, and Kurdiumivka. 8 761 83 War in Ukraine

кулеба For success of counteroffensive, Ukraine needs more aviation and ammunition, - Kuleba Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said that for a successful counteroffensive, the armed forces need more planes, helicopters and MANPADS to end Russian dominance in the air. 1 194 22 Previously in trend: War

війна,зсу Main blow is yet to come, part of reserves of will be used later, - Ministry of Defense The main events of the Ukrainian counteroffensive are still ahead, some of the reserves will be used later. 6 736 21 Previously in trend: War

зсу Defense forces continue offensive operations in Melitopol and Berdiansk areas, - Ministry of Defense Defense forces of Ukraine continue offensive operations in the Melitopol and Berdiansk areas. In some areas, progress has been made and the achieved boundaries are being consolidated. 4 271 132 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine War

зеленський Zelensky on counteroffensive: It will be like in autumn The counter-offensive is developing slowly due to minefields and enemy resistance, but it started in the same way in autumn. 18 120 96 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine War

зеленський In South - we are moving forward, in East - we are holding defense, - Zelenskyy. VIDEO President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s address to Ukrainian citizens at an end of 483rd day of full-scale war with Russia. 4 250 27 Previously in trend: War

війна,зсу Zelensky on counteroffensive: It is not easy, because 200,000 square kilometers are mined President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky states that one of the main reasons for the slow progress of the Defence Forces’ offensive is the large area of territory mined by Russian troops. 7 840 101 War in Ukraine

столтенберг "I am sure that Ukrainian command makes right operational decisions," - Stoltenberg The Ukrainian army is advancing despite fierce enemy resistance, so NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg is confident that the command of the Armed Forces is making the right decisions. 2 473 19 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine War

війна,зсу We are advancing on Melitopol and Berdiansk directions, we have partial success, - General Staff Ukrainian troops continue offensive and defensive operations. During the offensive over the past day, our soldiers had partial success. 13 419 22 Previously in trend: War

єс,євросоюз,євроінтеграція EU is preparing 50 billion euro financial aid package for Ukraine, - Bloomberg The European Union is ready to offer a package of financial assistance in the amount of about 50 billion euros to support Ukraine before a counteroffensive. Details of the package are due to be announced today, June 20, in London. 2 704 17 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

зеленський Zelenskyy on situation at frontline: "We have no lost positions, only liberated ones". VIDEO President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s address to Ukrainian citizens at an end of 481st day of full-scale war with Russia. 4 438 53 Previously in trend: War

залужний Despite enemy’s fierce resistance, operation continues according to plan - Zaluzhnyi. VIDEO Commander-in-Chief of Armed Forces of Ukraine Valeriy Zaluzhnyi and Chief of General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine Serhiy Shaptala visited troop groups performing most difficult tasks in areas where fierce fighting is ongoing. 26 116 91 Previously in trend: War

бретон EU will support Ukraine regardless of results of counteroffensive, - European Commissioner Breton The support of the European Union does not depend on whether the Ukrainian counteroffensive will be successful. 1 632 4 Previously in trend: Aid to Ukraine

крим,фортифікації Russian occupiers are entrenched in Crimea in anticipation of counteroffensive. VIDEO&PHOTOS From the administrative border of the occupied Crimea with Ukraine to Dzhankoy, the Russian army has built numerous defence lines. 9 755 31 Previously in trend: War

ходжес Main phase of counteroffensive has not yet begun, Hodges The main phase of the counteroffensive has not yet begun, but Ukraine is on the way to expelling the occupiers. 7 778 64 Previously in trend: War

наступ Defense forces achieved success in some areas in Vuhledar region and pushed occupiers out of positions east of Stupochky in Donetsk region, - General Staff Units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine successfully conducted offensive operations in the Novodanilivka - Robotyne and Levadne - Staromayorske directions and were successful. 4 296 7 Previously in trend: War

зсу Offensive operations of Defense Forces create conditions for broader counteroffensive, - ISW Ukraine’s defence forces have been successful in continuing counter-offensive operations on a number of fronts. This is likely to create conditions for broader Ukrainian counter-offensive goals. 7 011 4 Previously in trend: War

війна,зсу AFU advances about 1 km in all directions of offensive - Defense Ministry The Armed Forces of Ukraine are advancing at the Bakhmut, Berdiansk and Mariupol directions. 6 205 20 Previously in trend: War

зеленський Russia will lose war if Ukraine’s counteroffensive succeeds, - Zelensky If the counteroffensive of the Ukrainian defenders is successful, then Russia will lose this war. 10 076 124 Previously in trend: War

війна,зсу Ukrainian units advanced near Vuhledar, - Tarnavsky The defense forces advance and destroy the enemies under Vuhledar. 9 521 15 Previously in trend: War

зсу Ukraine used only 3 out of 12 brigades in counteroffensive, - Reuters Only 3 out of 12 brigades of the Armed Forces took part in the counteroffensive in southeastern Ukraine. 6 295 28 Previously in trend: War

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