Ukraine on Thursday (June 8) launched a long-anticipated counteroffensive against Russia, media reports mentioned citing officials. Several experts said that the counteroffensive emerge as a crucial phase in the ongoing war.
This comes after Russia claimed on the same day that Ukrainian strikes killed two people at an evacuation point for civilians from the Kherson region, which was flooded after a dam in Russian-held territory was destroyed.
The Moscow-installed head of the Kherson region, Vladimir Saldo, said on Telegram: “Fighters from the Kyiv regime committed a heinous crime. They shelled a civilian evacuation point in Gola Prystan. Two people were killed, including a 33-year-old pregnant woman. Two more people were wounded.”
The Washington Post cited multiple individuals in Ukrainian armed forces to report that the troops on Wednesday night intensified their attacks on the front line in the country’s southeast, as claimed by Russia as well. The report mentioned that it can be seen as a significant push toward Russian-occupied territory.
The report mentioned that four members of the military, including officers, spoke on the condition of anonymity as they were apparently not authorised to discuss war-related developments publicly.
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