They include the group’s leader, Konstantin Prokopyevich Sapozhnikov, who organised the plot to destabilise the government of Moldova, which borders Ukraine, earlier this year.
The sanctions target seven individuals, several of whom maintain ties to Russian intelligence services, the department said. The US imposed sanctions on Monday on members of a Russian intelligence-linked group for their role in Moscow’s efforts to destabilise democracy and influence elections in Moldova, the Treasury department said.
Suspilne, Ukraine’s state broadcaster, reports that a 55-year-old security guard has been killed by a Russian attack on a business in Kherson, citing the head of the region, Oleksandr Prokudin. Russian mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin said on Monday that Ukrainian forces had retaken part of the settlement of Berkhivka, north of Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine, calling it a “disgrace”. The Russian defence ministry has consistently made exaggerated claims about the casualties its forces have inflicted.Ī Moscow-backed militia leader and Russian military bloggers admitted that Ukrainian forces had achieved a breakthrough in at least one point in south-western Donetsk. It also claimed that Valery Gerasimov, the Russian chief of general staff, had been near the frontlines when the attack was repelled. The ministry claimed 250 Ukrainian troops had been killed, and 16 tanks, three infantry fighting vehicles and 21 armoured personnel carriers destroyed. The defence ministry in Moscow said Ukraine had attacked with six mechanised and two tank battalions from two brigades. Russia claimed to have repelled a “major offensive” in the Donetsk region and to have killed hundreds of Ukrainian troops, but the claims could not be independently verified. Therefore, in some areas we are moving to offensive actions.” The defensive operation includes everything, including counteroffensive actions. In a post on Telegram, Hanna Maliar said: “We are continuing the defence that began on 24 February 2022. Ukraine’s deputy defence minister has confirmed that in some areas Kyiv’s forces are moving to “offensive actions”, heightening speculation that a counteroffensive is close to launch.
Why are the Russians actively releasing information about a counteroffensive?īecause they need to divert attention from the defeat in the Bakhmut direction. In the south - the enemy is on the defensive. The enemy is on the defensive and wants to hold his position. There we are moving along a fairly wide front. In particular, the Bakhmut direction remains the epicenter of hostilities. Therefore, in some areas we are moving to offensive actions. What is happening now? We are continuing the defence that began on 24 February, 2022. In a post on the Telegram messaging app, Hanna Maliar wrote: The minister also claimed Russian reports that Ukraine has started a counteroffensive are intended to distract from losses Russia has sustained in the Bakhmut region. 15.00 BST Ukraine deputy defence minister says Kyiv's forces moving to 'offensive actions' in some areas
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