Everything goes according to the plan: Putin has positively appreciated the course of war in Ukraine - Roszma

Our fighters go on the offensive in some areas, it is unexpectedly for the enemy, all his attempts to break through our defense have not been successful for the entire offensive. I evaluate the progress of operations positively," the Russian president said. Putin refused to answer the questions what further tasks the Russian military should perform. "I will tell you this separately when the cameras are turned off," he promised.

On Sunday, July 16, Deputy Minister of Defense Anna Malyar reported on the situation on the front. "The enemy is active for two days in a row in Kupyansk direction of Kharkiv region. We are in defense. Fierce fighting continues, the position of the parties changes dynamically several times a day," she writes. She also reported that the Armed Forces were successful in the Bakhmut direction. "On the southern flank around Bakhmut there is a daily promotion.

On the northern flank we try to keep the positions, the enemy attacks. In Bakhmut we fireting the enemy, the enemy - us," - said Malyar. She noted that the enemy continues offensive actions in the Avdiiv and Mariinsky directions. "Our defenders continue to restrain them effectively. Hot fighting is ongoing without changing the provisions," Anna Malyar added. Recall that the forces of defense are preparing for the offensive in the Kherson region.

National Guard Colonel Mykola Urshalovich noted that the intelligence of Ukraine found 393 targets of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in a relatively short time. The joint forces of the SBU and the Armed Forces were destroyed by some of them. In addition, a potential Russian offensive in the Kreminna area may fail, which will affect the defense capability of Russian troops.