Ukraine launches highly anticipated counteroffensive against Russia with Western arms
Fox News
Ukrainian forces have launched their long-awaited counteroffensive against Russia's occupying troops, targeting cities in the country's southeast.
"In the direction of Bakhmut, our troops switched from defense to offensive," Ukranian Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Maliar said in a post on Telegram. "Over the past day, we have advanced from 200 to 1,100 meters in various sections of the Bakhmut direction." Trey Yingst currently serves as a foreign correspondent for FOX News Channel (FNC). He joined the network in August 2018.
Multiple news outlets reported Thursday that Ukraine had begun its operation to reclaim territory seized by Russia in the last year of a war instigated by President Vladimir Putin. The Ukrainians are fighting with Western arms and equipment, including $46.8 billion in training, weapons and military grants and loans from the United States.