The Pentagon stated the beginning of the main phase of the Armed Forces counter -offensive - NYT

The US defense department believes that the "main blow" of the Ukrainian counter -offensive is now being carried out in the southeast of the country. The counter -offensive of the Defense Force of Ukraine goes into the main phase. About it writes the newspaper The New York Times on July 26, citing the words of two representatives of the Pentagon.

Journalists write that according to the statement of US defense officials, who wished to remain anonymous, the Ukrainian forces have started a "main blow" in the southeast of the country. The authors of the publication also indicated that the comments of the officials of the Pentagon coincided with some statements of the Russian invaders.

In particular, a representative of the occupation administration of Zaporizhzhya region Volodymyr Rogov declared the strengthening of attacks of the Armed Forces on the front with the participation of fighters on Western equipment who were trained abroad. Collaborator Yevgen Balytsky also reported about increasing attacks in the region.

At the same time, the Ukrainian side states that the Armed Forces are rejected by Russian troops along the Southern Front, but their promotion goes gradually, without any serious breakthroughs. According to journalists, the promotion of Ukraine slow down mine fields, artillery fire and air strikes. In turn, officials in the White House and Pentagon stated that they were watched with increasing activity at the front with great interest.

"This is a great trial," one of high -ranking officials told media representatives. Recall that according to The New York Times of July 26, the Ukrainian military will be able to break the important logistics line of the enemy and try to enter the Bakhmut rear if they keep their positions and move in the Kreminna direction.