Monday’s announcement from the Russian side was no exception: The Russian military claimed in a statement to have killed 250 Ukrainians and destroyed armored vehicles used in the assault, but provided scant evidence.
A spokesperson for the Ukraine Armed Forces, Bohdan Senyk, told CNN that Ukraine does “not have information” on a purported “large-scale offensive” in Donetsk.
Gerasimov, who is chief of Russia’s General Staff, was put in overall command of Russian military operations in Ukraine early this year.
Ukrainian troops are pictured near the town of Avdiivka in Donetsk on May 31, 2023.
He claimed that Ukrainian troops have increased the intensity of their shelling, and fired Storm Shadow missiles.
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