Vladimir Putin’s invasion forces were pushed back to the Russian border and launched their own counterattacks against Ukrainian operations in the region. According to Maria Chaska, deputy commander of the Karpatska Sich battalion, Russia’s ultimate goal is to return to surround Kharkiv again.

Ukraine launches counterattacks

Meanwhile, Ukrainian forces continued their counterattacks against their Russian enemy in the southern Kherson region of their war-torn country. Ukraine targeted the Antonovskiy Bridge over the Dnipro River in Kherson, which is critical to Russia’s supply efforts in the occupied Kherson, Mykolaiv and Kryvyi Rih regions.