Kiev counter-offensive, US media: it is ineffective, it does not meet expectations

For CNN, which cites two Western officials, the Kiev regime's counter-offensive does not meet the expectations placed on it on any front. As the American broadcaster observes, the West has also noted the power of the Russian defensive lines and the ability to repel the attacks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine with the help of missile strikes. In turn, the Ukrainian troops showed their "vulnerability" in overcoming minefields.

On Thursday, Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu said that the Ukrainian military has reduced its activity in the special military operation zone and is regrouping forces. Nikolay Patrushev, secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, said the he Russian army destroyed 246 tanks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, including 13 Western combat vehicles, from June 4 to June 21. The losses of the living force of the Ukrainian army involved in the counteroffensive exceeded 13 thousand people.