UK points to Ukraine’s “small gains” in an area of ​​Donetsk out of its control since 2014

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June 27 () –

The intelligence services of the United Kingdom have pointed this Tuesday to “small advances” by Ukraine in the surroundings of the city of Donetsk that would mean “one of the first times” since the start of the Russian invasion in which Ukrainian troops they have “recaptured” territory outside their control since the start of the war in Donbas in 2014.

“Ukrainian airborne forces have made small advances to the east of the town of Krasnohorivka, near Donetsk, where the old Line of Control is located,” they stated, before stressing that “it is one of the first times since the start of the Russian invasion in which Ukrainian forces have most likely recaptured an area of ​​territory occupied by Russia since 2014.”

Thus, they have maintained that “the multiple, recent and simultaneous Ukrainian assaults along the Donbas have probably overstretched the Chechen and Donetsk People’s Republic forces operating in the area,” according to a statement published by the Ministry of Defense. British through his account on the social network Twitter.

In fact, the British Intelligence services indicated on Monday that the Ukrainian Army “has gained momentum” in its offensive around the city of Bakhmut (east) and highlighted that it has made “progress” on the northern and southern flanks. of the town, in the midst of the counter-offensive operations of recent weeks by Kiev.