Russia claims to have thwarted ‘large-scale’ Ukraine attack
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Russia claims to have thwarted ‘large-scale’ Ukraine attack

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Claim comes as Ukraine prepares for a major counteroffensive to retake territory occupied by Russia. Russia has said its forces thwarted a major Ukrainian offensive in the Ukrainian region of Donetsk, killing 250 Ukrainian troops and destroying tanks and armoured vehicles. “On the morning of June 4, the enemy launched a large-scale offensive in five sectors of the front in the South Donetsk direction,” the Russian defence ministry said on its Telegram channel early on Monday. The Russian defence ministry said Ukraine had launched the attack using six mechanised and two tank battalions. Russia said its forces killed 250 Ukraine soldiers and also destroyed 16 tanks, three infantry fighting vehicles and 21 armoured combat vehicles.

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