ST. PETERSBURG. July 27 (Interfax) - The Ukrainian Armed Forces have not succeeded in any area of their counteroffensive, they have been repelled and suffered heavy losses, Russian President Vladimir Putin said.
"The enemy didn't succeed in any area of combat," Putin told journalists on Thursday.
"All counteroffensive attempts have been stopped, and the enemy has been thrown back with heavy losses," he said.
"Today, they tried to pick up abandoned and destroyed hardware, the wounded, and the bodies of the dead that they left on the battlefield yesterday, but were dispersed as well," he said.