Putin listens to reports on the frontline war situation in Ukraine | Russian military | war situation
According to Reuters on June 8th, a Russian military official said that the commander-in-chief responsible for Russian military operations in Ukraine reported to President Putin on how the Russian military repelled a large-scale attack launched by Ukrainian forces in the Zaporizhzhia region.
▲ Information pictures: Russian President Putin, Russian Defense Minister Shoigu, and Chief of Staff of the Russian Armed Forces Grasimov. Xinhua News Agency/Reuters
According to reports, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said earlier on the 8th that the Russian military has withstood the fierce attack launched by the Ukrainian army on the Zaporizhzhia front line at night and caused significant losses to the Ukrainian side.
The reporter is unable to independently verify Shoigu's statement about the war, and the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense has not yet commented on the situation.
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According to reports, Russian General Alexander Romanchuk said in a video released by the Russian Ministry of Defense that Valery Grassimov, Chief of the General Staff of the Federal Armed Forces, reported to Putin on the morning of the 8th about the overnight battle.
Romanchuk said that the Ukrainian army was trapped in the Russian minefield, and the Russian army deployed bombers to repel them. He also said that the Russian army destroyed three German made Panther tanks.