Russia Says It Repelled Large Ukrainian Attack in Southern Ukraine

A US official said the 'main thrust' of Ukraine's counteroffensive appears to have startedRussian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu said Thursday that Russian forces repelled a Ukrainian attack in Ukraine’s southern Zaporizhzhia Oblast as Western media outlets are reporting Ukraine’s counteroffensive has officially begun. A US official told The New York Times that it appeared the “main thrust” of Ukraine’s counteroffensive has begun. Military situation in Southern Ukraine on June 8, 2023 (SouthFront.org)US officials said earlier this week that the Ukrainian offensive likely started as attacks were reported along the front in the eastern Donetsk oblast. But on Thursday, Western media was full of reports that said Ukraine’s counteroffensive has now officially started. Ukraine’s counteroffensive was expected to focus on the southern Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions to sever the land bridge Moscow had secured from Crimea to the Russian mainland.