In response, Russian forces here have deployed artillery and air strikes to repel the enemy. On the same day, Mr. Andrey Marochko, a retired general of the militia of the Luhansk People's Republic (LPR), said that Ukraine had lost troops during the counter-offensive, forcing authorities to tighten conscription.
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The Kyiv government has not commented on this information, only saying that a major counter-offensive is still ahead. The Guardian newspaper quoted General Oleksandr Syrskyi, Commander of the Ukrainian Army, as confirming for the first time that the main force has not yet entered the battle with the Russian side and that everything is not yet decided.
Ukrainian troops opened fire in Donetsk on June 19.
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Meanwhile, on his Telegram account, Ukrainian Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko announced that Russia had launched missiles at least five regions across Ukraine early yesterday morning. The Ukrainian military said that air defense systems destroyed 41 of the 51 cruise missiles and two drones of the enemy. Meanwhile, Serhiy Popko, head of the military administration in Kyiv, announced that more than 20 missiles were shot down around the capital city. Russia has not commented on this information.
Also yesterday, Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov announced that the training program for Ukrainian pilots to fly F-16s could begin in June and be conducted by the West.
Revealing the time of transferring F-16 to Ukraine
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