A Russian-installed official says Ukraine had recaptured Piatykhatky, a village in southern Zaporizhzhia, and were entrenching themselves there while coming under fire from Russian artillery.
Russia reported fierce fighting on Sunday, June 18, on three sections of the front line in Ukraine, a day after hosting an African peace mission that failed to spark enthusiasm from either Moscow or Kyiv.
Ukrainian officials have imposed an information blackout to help operational security, but say that Russia has suffered much greater losses than Ukraine has during its new assault. Russian defense operations had been “relatively effective in the south,” with both sides suffering heavy casualties, the assessment said.
Russian news agencies quoted Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov as saying Putin had shown interest in the plan but it would be “difficult to realise”.
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