<!-- wp:html --><p>Reuters</p>
<p>Ukraine has begun a series of attacks against <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/russian-state-media-sends-mixed-messages-about-putins-victory-plan-in-ukraine-war">Russian forces</a> working to <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/russian-attempt-to-cover-up-bakhmut-retreat-majorly-backfires">hold ground in Ukraine</a>, according to Ukrainian and Russian officials in a possible sign that Ukraine’s <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/vladimir-putin-grooms-russians-for-ukraine-war-loss-in-leaked-propaganda-manual">long-awaited counteroffensive</a> has finally begun in earnest.</p>
<p>On Monday, Russia’s Ministry of Defense announced that it thwarted a “large-scale offensive in South Donetsk direction” on five fronts in the region over the weekend. </p>
<p>Ukrainian military officials said on Monday that troops were “moving forward” towards Bakhmut, which Russian and Ukrainian forces have been fighting over for months, the <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-65813560">BBC reported.</a></p>
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On Monday, Russia’s Ministry of Defense announced that it thwarted a “large-scale offensive in South Donetsk direction” on five fronts in the region over the weekend.
Ukrainian military officials said on Monday that troops were “moving forward” towards Bakhmut, which Russian and Ukrainian forces have been fighting over for months, the BBC reported.
