According to Ukrainian information from the Ukrainian Presidential Office, a counter-offensive against the Russian army is underway not only in Cherson in the south, but also in the east near Kharkiv. An advisor to President Zelenskyj explains the strategy behind it.
According to security expert Oleksiy Arestovych, the Ukrainian army has launched a counter-offensive in two places in the east and south of the country attacked by Russia. The adviser in the Presidential Office in Kyiv did not name the locations. That is a matter for the general staff, he said in a video interview with an opposition Russian lawyer on Tuesday evening. The double attack is intended to tie up Russian reserves and prevent the Russian army from reinforcing one sector of the front at the expense of the other. "Ours are putting pressure on, really putting pressure on," said Arestovych.
His information could not be verified. Another employee of Zelenskyi had previously announced good news from the front in the Kharkiv area, but without giving any details. "Tonight there will be great news from President Zelenskyy about the counterattack in the Kharkiv region," Presidential Advisor Serhiy Leshchenko tweeted.
War correspondents for Russian state television have already named the town of Balakliya in the eastern Ukrainian region of Kharkiv as a target. The Ukrainian army recaptured areas there, including the town of Werbivka. A Ukrainian counterattack has been underway in the Cherson region in the south of the country since last week. The official Ukrainian side has so far given little information on this.
The USA and Great Britain are also talking about a Ukrainian advance there. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy again discussed the situation with his top military leadership on Tuesday. In his video speech every evening, he did not comment on the situation in detail, but instead thanked all Ukrainian soldiers for their commitment.
