Russian media: "The commander in chief of the Ukrainian army has received the counter offensive order"

Reported on June 21 by the reference news website According to a report on the website of Russia Daily on June 20, former US military intelligence officer Scott Ritter said that Ukrainian army commander in chief Serski had received an order to launch a counterattack in Kharkov State.

Ritter said, "This is what the Russians are waiting for."

He reviewed the failed counteroffensive of the Ukrainian army in Zaporoge in the summer of 2023. At that time, Ukraine lost a large number of soldiers and equipment, but failed.

Earlier, it was reported that Sersky was forming an assault group and planned to launch counter attacks in some areas of Kharkov State. NATO officers are assisting the Commander in Chief of the Ukrainian Army in this regard.

It was reported that the Russian army noticed that the Ukrainian army began to transfer weapons and equipment to the second and third defense echelons in the direction of Kharkov.

Russian President Putin said that in order to protect Belgorod and other border cities from terrorist attacks, Russia was "forced to push forward the front in the direction of Kharkov".

When answering questions from reporters, Putin warned that attempts to drive the Russian army out of Kharkov State would cause "heavy losses" to the enemy.

He said that the United States and Europe encouraged Ukraine to launch a counterattack at all costs. Putin said that Kiev's Western "guardians" plan will take this as a major achievement this year. The desire of the West is related to the upcoming NATO summit and the subsequent American election.

The report also said that, however, Ukraine's implementation of the Western order "at all costs" would be fraught with huge risks. After all, this directive is not based on the actual situation on the battlefield. The Russian leader explained that this "will again make the Ukrainian army pay a high price". (Compiled/Li Ran)