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After several reports and statements by President Putin that Ukraine has started the counter-offensive, President Zelensky also reacted. He thanked the soldiers, but did not confirm the counteroffensive of Ukrainian troops.
After various publications about the probable start of the Ukrainian counter-offensive, the head of the Ukrainian state, Volodymyr Zelensky, spoke of "particularly difficult battles". He thanked all the soldiers participating there and praised them for their "heroism". "We focus our attention in all directions, where our action is required and where the enemy will fail," the Ukrainian president said in a video speech.
A few hours ago, it was the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, who claimed that Ukraine's long-awaited counteroffensive has begun. There has been "intense fighting" for several days, Putin said, and that the Ukrainians in none of the segments of the front have not achieved their goals. All these data cannot be independently confirmed. The leadership in Kiev is currently expressing reservations.
Recently, there have been some Western military experts who have speculated that the offensive of the Ukrainian army is underway. The American Institute, Institute for the Study of War, has announced that there are some indicators for this. Even the "New York Times", referring to three high-ranking American representatives, has claimed that the counteroffensive has started in the meantime. The NBC News television, referring to the American military, without mentioning names, has confirmed that the offensive has begun. But the Ukrainian army did not accept these announcements. "We do not have such information," said a spokesman for the Ukrainian General Staff, and we do not take sides with anonymous sources.
Zaporizhia Reservoir in focus
According to data from the International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA, the tank used for cooling the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant is in poor condition. After the explosion of the dam in Dnipro, attention has been focused on the reservoir. According to the IAEA, the pressure on the dam around the reservoir increases internally because the external water level in the river has dropped significantly, the IAEA said in Vienna. This authority, which has stationed observers in the area of the power plant occupied by the Russians, is carefully observing the situation, said the head of the Agency, Rafael Grossi. The nuclear power plant is not in acute danger, but the destruction of the Kahovka dam and the increase in military activities are bringing "great new difficulties", Grossi said./DW
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