Russian Army Suffered 'Complete Failure', 'Chaotically Retreated' After Successful Ukraine Counteroffensive

The Armed Forces of Ukraine on Monday successfully launched a counteroffensive in several regions of the country, forcing members of the Russian army to retreat from their positions.

Russian soldiers advancing in the directions of Ivano-Daryivka, Vyimka and Vesele in the Donetsk and Zaporizhzhia regions were forced to pull back after a counteroffensive from the Ukrainian army.

"The occupiers tried to advance in the directions of Ivano-Daryivka, Vyimka, and Vesele with offensive and assault actions. They suffered a complete failure and chaotically retreated to the previously occupied positions," a report from the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (UAF) read.

Russian soldiers who attempted to break through the defense of Ukrainian troops in the direction of Kozacha Lopan in Kharkiv Oblast were also met with a fierce defense, forcing them to retreat.

Those who attempted to storm in the direction of Vershyna settlement were met with airstrikes from the Ukrainian army. The Russian military unit withdrew from the position after suffering losses.

The Russian military also suffered massive losses in the direction of Slavne, Novomykhailivka, Solodke, Volodymyrivka and Pavlika. The UAF General Staff did not indicate how many Russian military personnel were killed Monday. However, it is believed that Moscow has lost a total of 43,750 military personnel since the war began in February, according to estimates from the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine.

The UAF General Staff's report comes as the Ukrainian army focuses its efforts on launching a counteroffensive in the country's southern regions in hopes of reclaiming the temporarily occupied Kherson region. As of Sunday, the Ukrainian army claimed they have made two key bridges in the region impassable, effectively disrupting Russian supply lines.

"The destruction of the road bridge of the Nova Kakhovka dam was ensured, with the result that it was taken out of operation," the Ukrainian army's Operational Command South posted on Facebook, as translated by BBC.

The Russian army is now relying on two pontoon ferry crossing points to send supplies to its troops across the Dnipro river, according to an intelligence update from the UK Ministry of Defense.