Russia claims Bakhmut gains as Ukraine says counteroffensive delayed due to lack of Western weapons

Russia’s Defence Ministry said Friday that that the Ukrainian forces undertook “offensive actions“ on the Soledar axis on Thursday “along the entire line of contact 95 kilometers long.“ The Russian forces repelled a total of 26 attacks carried out by over 1,000 Ukrainian soldiers; up to 40 tanks were involved, the Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said in his regular update. He also claimed that 900 Ukrainian soldiers were killed in the Donetsk region. Russian troops and “assault detachments” continued to fight in Bakhmut, Konashenkov said. __________________ ShanghaiEye focuses on producing top-quality contents. Nobody knows SHANGHAI better than us. Please subscribe to us ☻☻☻ __________________ For more stories, please click ■ What’s up today in Shanghai, the most updated news of the city ■ Amazing Shanghai, exploring the unknown corners of the city, learning the people, food and stories behind them ■ What Chinese people’s lives are like during the post COVID-19 period ■ Views of foreign scholars on China and its affairs ■ Foreign faces in Shanghai, people living in this city sharing their true feelings ■ Mini-docs showing why China is the country it is today __________________ ☎Leave us messages if you have any suggestions or questions! Thank you!