MOSCOW, June 20 (EFE) Today, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu.
He warned that “the use of these missiles outside the zone of the special military operation will mean the full involvement of the United States and the United Kingdom in the conflict and will lead to immediate attacks against decision-making centers on the territory of Ukraine.” In a meeting with the Russian military command staff.
According to the chief of defense, Russia has information that “the leadership of the Ukrainian Armed Forces is planning to attack Russian territory, including Crimea, with HIMARS and Storm Shadow missiles.”
Regarding the situation on the front, Shoigu noted that “Ukrainian forces continue to try to conduct offensive operations” on the Donetsk and Zaporizhia fronts.
He said, “The Kiev regime uses a large amount of Western weapons and elite units whose forces were trained by NATO specialists.”
“Since June 4, the Ukrainian army has attempted to attack the positions of Russian troops 263 times. Thanks to the skillful and honest actions of our units, all attacks have been repelled, and the enemy has not achieved its goals,” he said.
The day before, Ukraine’s Deputy Defense Minister, Hanna Malyar, announced that Ukrainian forces had managed to retake a total of 113 kilometers in the south of the country since they launched their counter-offensive two weeks ago.
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