Ukrainian Armed Forces are quite satisfied with battles between front line and main line of defense in south — military expert Zgurets

Serhiy Zgurets, Defense Express director and military expert, stated this on Espreso.

"Fighting in the southern region is ongoing between the front line of defense and the main line, which covers a wide area. It seems that there is no immediate need to break through the main line of defense for now. The enemy is attempting to move their reserves to areas where they feel threatened, but our artillery responds promptly when they do. I believe that the conflict will continue in this region for a while. We are content with this situation because it doesn't make sense to rush forward towards the so-called Surovikin line. The current techniques and tactics of warfare are satisfactory for the Armed Forces of Ukraine at this stage, in my opinion," he said.

• On the morning of June 12, Ukraine’s Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Maliar said that the Ukrainian state flag was raised again over Storozhove, Donetsk region.

• She said that over the past week, the Ukrainian Armed Forces had liberated 7 settlements and advanced 6.5 kilometers.

• On June 19, the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces reported that Russian troops were attacking in Lyman, Bakhmut, Avdiivka and Marinka directions. Despite the losses, Russian troops are trying to advance, but are not successful.

• Also, Deputy Defense Minister of Ukraine Hanna Maliar reported that the Ukrainian Armed Forces liberated Pyatykhatky, Zaporizhzhia region, and advanced up to 7 km in the Tavria direction.

• On June 20, the General Staff reported that the Ukrainian Armed Forces were consolidating their positions in the Melitopol and Berdiansk directions, while particularly heavy fighting was taking place in the Lyman direction.