Russia shoots down many Leopard tanks, Ukraine says it recaptured 3 villages

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed on Saturday that his military had carried out “counteroffensive operations.” Later, the Russian Defense Ministry said it had repelled more than a dozen Ukrainian attacks and destroyed a column of armored vehicles from the 128th Assault Brigade in the Zaporizhzhia region.

Tanks and armored vehicles provided by the West to Ukraine were shot down on the battlefield. Photo: Russian Defense Ministry

"Over the past day, the Ukrainian armed forces continued unsuccessful attempts to conduct offensive actions in the directions of Donetsk, south of Donetsk and Zaporizhzhia," the statement said.

The Russian Defense Ministry has released several videos and images in recent days showing multiple attacks on Ukrainian manned armored vehicles and tanks from Ka-52 attack helicopters and drones.

Meanwhile, Kiev announced that Ukrainian forces had recaptured three villages in the eastern Donetsk region. "Neskuchne of the Donetsk region is again under the Ukrainian flag," Ukraine's border service said.

Earlier on Sunday, the Ukrainian military said it had captured the nearby village of Blagodatne. Its ground forces released a video showing soldiers raising a Ukrainian flag on a destroyed building.

By late Sunday, Ukraine's Deputy Defense Minister Ganna Malyar said Ukrainian forces had retaken a third village, Makarivka, in Donetsk.

Ukraine says it has recaptured three villages in the Donetsk region in its counter-offensive. Photo: AFP

Vladimir Rogov, a Russian official in Zaporizhzhia, said Ukraine also attacked the region but was repelled by Russian forces. Ukraine also said it had made some gains near Bakhmut, a town that was captured by Russia last month.

In footage released by the Russian Defense Ministry on Saturday, Russian drones showed Ukrainian tanks attacking in the Zaporizhzhia region, where Kiev forces are focusing their counter-offensive.

The Russian Defense Ministry added that Ukraine carried out another unsuccessful attack on a Russian warship in the Black Sea on Saturday evening. The Priazovye was on patrol monitoring Russian natural gas pipelines there.

Bui Huy (according to TASS, Reuters, AFP)

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