The counteroffensive in the south of Ukraine continues and there are new successes - the Armed Forces of Ukraine have liberated a number of settlements and now they are being cleaned from the invaders, which was also noted in the Pentagon. This was announced on the air of the national telethon by the head of the joint coordinating press center of the Defense Forces of the South of Ukraine Natalia Gumenyuk.

" There is an estimated time of declaring these territories as already fully under the jurisdiction of Ukraine. Therefore, let's wait a little longer, we are preparing an official announcement on this matter,"

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According to her, the Ukrainian defenders are carrying out a final cleansing of these settlements from the occupiers, and until that moment information cannot be disclosed..

She also noted that the Armed Forces of Ukraine continue to actively destroy the rear and supply routes of Russian troops, and also keep all their crossings under fire control.. On Monday and Tuesday alone, Ukrainian defenders destroyed 15 Russian ammunition depots.

" This seriously undermines their morale, because they realize that they no longer have to pull up reserves and wait for help,” she added..

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Recall that the Armed Forces of Ukraine went on the offensive not only in the south, but also in the Kharkiv region, in particular, on the occupied city of Balakleya. Western military experts are already saying this is a sign that the Russian army is doing even worse than they thought..