Russian invading forces are using mock maneuvers and are shelling their own positions in the occupied territories to discredit the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Natalia Humeniuk, spokesperson for the Southern Ukraine Defense Forces, said on Ukrainian national television on Aug. 10.
Ukraine’s defense forces have liberated more than 40,000 square kilometers – an area larger than neighboring Moldova – since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale invasion, the Ukrainian Joint Staff (StratCom) reported on Telegram on Aug. 9.
Ukraine’s new brigades, trained and equipped according to NATO standards, have a different look and feel from many other Ukrainian units, The New York Times reported on Aug. 7.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces’ southern advance has been slowed down by the mining of territories by the Russian invaders, as well as their fortifications of the dominating heights, Deputy Defense Minister, Hanna Malyar. told Ukrainian national television on Aug. 7.