Ukraine said on Sunday its forces were on the defensive against Russian assaults near the eastern city of Kupiansk, while noting gradual progress near the hotspot city of #Bakhmut

"For two days in a row, the enemy has been actively attacking in the Kupiansk sector in the Kharkiv region. We are on the defence," Deputy Defence Minister Ganna Malyar said.

"Fierce battles are going on, and positions... change several times a day," she added.

#Ukraine last month began its highly anticipated fighback after stockpiling Western weapons and building up its offensive forces.

PS. Counter offensive is now being called "fightback", isn't #propaganda language in this war just unbelievable? /Farhad
#Russia #UkraineWar
https://www.barrons.com/news/ukraine-says-on-the-defence-near-eastern-kupiansk-35624354