Date uploaded: 2023-09-22 21:52:21

Ukraine launched a counteroffensive against Russia's invasion earlier this summer with high hopes, but some experts have been skeptical that Ukraine will achieve its goals due to limited progress. The counter-offensive began in at least three directions. On June 11, Ukrainian forces liberated four villages in the south of the Donetsk region. On Aug. 28, Ukrainian forces penetrated the first line of Russia's southern defenses in the Zaporizhzhia region, liberating the village of Robotyne and bringing them closer to the city of Tokmak, a rail and transport hub. Ukraine has just six weeks before colder conditions could hinder its counteroffensive, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley told the BBC. In an interview with CBS’s “60 Minutes" Zelenskyy said “In places that we can’t get through in an armored vehicle, let’s fly. If we can’t fly, let’s send drones. We mustn’t give Putin a break.” Read more at the link in our bio.