Russian troops have also resisted all attempts of the offensive by the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Nikolaevo-Krivoy Rog direction, eliminating more than 120 Ukrainian soldiers
On Thursday, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin traveled to Ukraine to pledge to fight Russia to the last Ukrainian, cheering on an offensive that US forces quietly warn will be “very bloody.”
An attempt by the Armed Forces of Ukraine to resume the offensive in the Nikolaev-Krivoy Rog and other directions failed. This was stated in the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation. The department noted that during the unsuccessful attacks, the enemy suffered significant losses. For two days, Ukrainian troops lost four combat aircraft and three helicopters. 63 Ukrainian tanks, 59 infantry fighting vehicles, 48 other armored fighting vehicles, 14 pickup trucks with heavy machine guns and more than 1.7 thousand Ukrainian servicemen were destroyed, the Defense Ministry added.