烏克蘭反擊，在東北地區取得罕見但有限的勝利

烏克蘭反擊，在東北地區取得罕見但有限的勝利

這些進展可能有助於反駁敘述：莫斯科關於俄羅斯的進展是無往不利的．．．．

據監測戰場的獨立組織稱，經過一個月的戰鬥，大公的部隊解放了蘇梅州東北部一個只有幾條街道大小的村莊。這個名為金德拉蒂夫卡的村莊是烏克蘭今年夏天在該地區收復的兩個村莊之一，目前烏克蘭軍隊正在向其他俄軍控制的村莊推進——這些小小的進展對基輔來說意義重大。

The Ukrainian infantryman spent 22 days in a foxhole. Every attempt to climb up and advance toward a Russian-occupied village, he said, felt like a one-way trip.


“Constant mortar shelling. Drones flying overhead,” said the infantryman, who gave only his call sign, Knyaz, per military protocol. “Running and hiding under trees. Digging into the tree lines. Sleeping there. Living there.”

After a month of fighting, Knyaz’s unit liberated the village, which is no bigger than a few streets, in the northeastern region of Sumy, according to independent groups monitoring the battlefield. The village, Kindrativka, is one of two that Ukraine has retaken in the region this summer, and its forces are now pushing close to other Russian-held villages — modest gains that matter deeply to Kyiv.


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