July 27 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that Ukraine had intensified its frontline attacks over the last few days while a Ukrainian official said Kyiv was making slow but steady progress in liberating its territory.
Meanwhile, Putin told Russian television that every Ukrainian assault had been beaten back, and that Moscow's forces had inflicted significant losses on their opponents.
However, Ukrainian Deputy Defence Minister Hanna Maliar wrote on Telegram that Ukrainian forces were "gradually moving forward" near Bakhmut, and that fighting was ongoing near Klischiivka, Kudriumivka and Andriivka.
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks at a session of Russia-Africa summit in Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 27, 2023.
However, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy hailed "very good results" on the battlefield in an address on Tuesday evening, promising to give details later.
Persons:
Vladimir Putin, Yuriy Sak, Putin, Hanna Maliar, Alexei Danichev, Maliar, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Aleksandr Khodakovsky, Sak, Max Hunder, Felix Light, Mark Trevelyan, Mark Heinrich Our
Organizations:
Kyiv, Reuters, Russian, Sputnik, Lyman, Thomson
Locations:
Ukraine, Klishchiivka, Bakhmut, Robotyne, Zaporizhzhia, Klischiivka, Russian, Russia, Africa, Saint Petersburg, Kupiansk, Kyiv, Staromaiorske, Moscow