Ukraine: Ukrainian counterattacks push Russian army up to 35 kilometers east of Kyiv
Ukrainian troops are recapturing towns east of the capital Kyiv and Russian forces who had been trying to seize the city are falling back on their overextended supply lines, Britain’s Defense Ministry said Friday.
A month into their assault, Russian troops have failed to capture a major Ukrainian city. An offensive that Western countries believe was aimed at swiftly toppling Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s government has been halted at the gates of Kyiv.
Battlelines there have been frozen for weeks with Russian columns threatening Kyiv from the northwest and the east. But in an intelligence update on Friday, Britain described a Ukrainian counteroffensive that had pushed the Russians far back.
Ukrainian counterattacks and Russian forces falling back on overextended supply lines have allowed Ukraine to reoccupy towns and defensive positions up to 35 kilometers (21 miles) east of Kyiv, the update said.