Afghan Voice Agency (AVA): President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky, who lost nearly 20% of his country's territory during his rule, and many of the country's infrastructures were either destroyed or damaged in the conflict with the Russian army. Gedi confirmed yesterday (Saturday), without giving details, that Ukrainian forces have begun fighting Russian forces along the front line.
According to the German news agency, the new statement by the Ukrainian president raises the question of whether this is the beginning of a counter-offensive that Ukraine has long promised to retake areas controlled by Russia.
However, these statements contradict the statements of Russian President Vladimir Putin, who said that the counterattack against Ukraine has begun, but has not succeeded in achieving its goals.
At a news conference in Kiev, the Ukrainian president said he does not believe in Telegram channels or Putin, adding that he talks with Ukrainian generals every day and that they are "in a good mood."
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has not commented on the counterattacks of Ukraine, which this country has promised for a long time.
There have been reports of heavy fighting in southern Ukraine recently, and Zelensky in his remarks praised his fighters for holding their positions and advancing.
According to the report of the US Institute of War Studies, Ukraine has carried out counterattacks in at least four sectors of the front line in recent days.
Although Ukraine claims to have achieved victories against Russia, many Western experts and analysts have said that Moscow is successfully repelling Ukraine's counterattacks.
According to the American Institute of War Studies, the most intense conflicts are near Bakhmut, Kermina in the southwest of Donetsk and in the west of Zaporizhia.
According to this report, observers believe that the first attacks of Ukraine's counter-offensive are aimed at identifying the weak points of Russian defense and exposing Moscow's possible defense tactics, and after that, Kiev will deploy more of its soldiers trained by Western countries and weapons that The West will use the resources provided to this country to fight against Russia.
Earlier yesterday, the Ukrainian army claimed that three people were killed and wounded in the port city of Odessa during nighttime Russian drone attacks.
The Ukrainian Air Force has said that Russia has sent 35 drones and eight missiles towards Ukrainian positions. Ukrainian officials claim that Russia has used Iran's witness drones in its night operations in Ukraine.
For months, Ukraine and its western allies have been claiming that Iran is indirectly involved in the war by sending drones to Russia for use in the war in Ukraine, while Iranian officials have repeatedly denied these claims.
The statements of the Ukrainians are in a situation where the Russian army has also announced that it has repelled the Ukrainian advances in the Zaporizhia region and south of Donetsk, and they have inflicted heavy losses on the Ukrainian forces.