Ukraine has launched attacks at a number of points across the frontline with Russian forces, suggesting that its long-awaited counteroffensive is finally kicking into gear.
Officials in Kyiv were coy about the surge in military action, allowing the fog of war to cloud whether it marked the start of a push to reclaim land that Russia has occupied. Ukraine’s deputy defence minister Hanna Maliar said that the country’s forces were “shifting to offensive actions” in some areas, but sought to play them down as “local attacks”. However, there is no denying the increase in military activity.
