Ukraine delays Russia in the east, strikes back in the north and south

Ukraine is pursuing a resilient and resourceful defence and counter-offensive, say military analysts, but Russia is also moving swiftly to assimilate occupied regions

Ukrainian armed forces kept the spearhead of Russian forces engaged in the eastern city of Severdonetsk, while launching successful counterattacks in the north and south during the fifteenth week of the war.

The southern counteroffensive began on May 28, and by June 2 Kherson Oblast Military Administration Head Hennadiy Lahuta reported that Ukrainian for…