President Putin: Russia destroyed dozens of Ukrainian weapons transferred by the US

In a short excerpt of the interview published on June 4, Putin said: “Our air defense system destroyed them.” Although Putin did not specify the exact weapon, the Russian side said it destroyed both the plane and the missile. Ukraine.

Russian President Vladimir Putin gives an interview to Rossiya-1 TV channel in Sochi, Russia, June 3. Photo: Sputnik

Meanwhile, giving interviews to TV and radio companies Republika SrpskaRussian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that all tasks of the Russian special forces at the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol city – Ukraine were completed with minimal damage in accordance with the orders of President Putin.

Regarding the situation in Ukraine, the government on June 4 announced that it had recaptured an area of ​​the eastern city of Sievierodonetsk in a major counter-offensive.

Recently, the US has only begun to deliver howitzers and has just agreed to supply long-range rocket systems HIMARS to Ukraine. Photo: Reuters

Serhiy Gaidai, governor of Ukraine’s Luhansk province, said Ukrainian forces launched a counterattack and regained 20% of the Russian-controlled area in the city of Sievierodonetsk in the province.

This is the first time Kiev has announced that it has launched a major counter-offensive in Sievierodonetsk after days of fighting. Before that, Russia controlled 70% of the city of Sievierodonetsk.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on the evening of 4-6: “The situation in Sievierodonetsk is still very difficult, fighting is still going on in the streets.”

Earlier, Ukraine’s Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov warned there were signs that Russia was moving into a “prolonged” phase of the conflict. Although it is impossible to predict when the fighting will end, Oleksiy Reznikov “predicts this year at the earliest”.