Britain's Ministry of Defense said that Russia's defensive front 'is under pressure.'
British defense officials say that Ukraine's counteroffensive has taken Russia by surprise as they backed Kyiv's account of significant advances into Russian-occupied territory.
The U.K. Ministry of Defense said on Saturday that the operation launched by Ukrainian troops on September 6 in the eastern Kharkiv region had seen them advance"up to 50 km [31 miles] into previously Russian-held territory on a narrow front." That echoes the assessment by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, which said on Friday that it had advanced"50 kilometers within just three days."said on Friday in his nightly address that his forces had"liberated and took control of more than 30 settlements" in the Kharkiv region, adding"everywhere we are returning the Ukrainian flag and protection for all our people.
A Ukrainian fighter stands on the top of a tank in Kharkiv on September 9, 2022, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Britain's Ministry of Defense said that Russian forces were"taken by surprise" during Ukraine's counteroffensive.In describing the counteroffensive, British defense officials said that"Russian forces were likely taken by surprise," adding that"the sector was only lightly held and Ukrainian units have captured or surrounded several towns.
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