Here's what he told Rossiya's Pavel Zarubin: 'I want to note that in the Russian Federation there is a sufficient stockpile of different kinds of cluster bombs. However, there was a problem with Putin's musings on cluster munitions – much of it was not true. Ukraine's counteroffensive was 'not succeeding' and thatĪttempts to break through Russian defences had failed.īy John Sparks, international correspondentĪ reporter with the Russian state-run Rossiya TV channel got the scoop on cluster munitions on Sunday, publishing exerts from an interview with President Vladimir Putin on his Telegram account. State television, part of which was released on Sunday, that Russian President Vladimir Putin said in an interview with Ukraine's long-awaited counteroffensive to re-take occupied territory has made some gains in the east and the south. She added that Kyiv's troops were also fending off Russian 'gradually moving forward' along its southern flank. Ms Maliar also said the two armies were fighting around the ruined city of Bakhmut but that Ukrainian forces were In the Kharkiv region for two successive days.īattles, the positions of both sides change dynamically several Russian forces have been attacking in the direction of Kupyansk In at least three areas on the eastern front, according to a senior Ukrainian defence official.ĭeputy Defence Minister Hanna Maliar said on Telegram on Sunday that Has 'somewhat intensified' as Ukrainian and Russian forces clash
