RIGHT SPEAK: UKR Military: Counteroffensive Going to Plan, Full Potential Yet to Come; UKR Military Storming RU Positions Near Bakhmut; Drone Attacking Moscow Oblast Falls on Roof of Admin Building; Conflagration in Occupied Makiivka

Military: Counteroffensive going to plan, full potential yet to come:

Ukrainian commanders said that the counteroffensive is developing according to the plan, but the military has not yet deployed its full potential, ABC News wrote on July 5.

"So far things are developing according to plans that were drawn up and approved," said General Oleksandr Syrskyi, commander of the Ukrainian Ground Forces.

According to General Oleksandr Tarnavskyi, who commands the troops in the south, the situation is "stable" but Ukrainian forces "haven't reached (their) full potential."

Syrskyi voiced confidence that Ukraine will be able to retake Bakhmut as Defense Ministry reported advances on the city's southern flank on July 3. The celebrated commander said that Russia is suffering eight to 10 times as many losses as Ukraine across the battlefield.

Tarnavskyi added, however, that Russian forces set up strong defenses along the southern front line, protected by minefields and anti-tank weapons.

Both generals highlighted the value of Western armor and thanked the U.S. for its support. Foreign equipment also became a point of focus for Russian troops, however.

"The Russians specifically target Western equipment. They are trying to destroy as many vehicles as possible. It's a priority for them," Tarnavskyi said. --->READ MORE HERE

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Ukrainian military storming Russian positions near Bakhmut, says top commander:

Ukrainian forces are storming Russian positions near the war-torn town of Bakhmut, Donetsk Oblast, the commander of the Ukrainian Ground Forces, Col. Gen. Oleksandr Syrsky, said on Telegram on July 5.

He also shared footage of one such assault on enemy positions in the Bakhmut area.

“Assault units of the 10th Edelweiss Brigade are storming Russian positions on the northern approaches to Bakhmut,” Syrskyi said.

“A number of territories were captured and a significant amount of enemy manpower was destroyed.”

The footage Syrski shared shows Ukrainian servicemen carrying out pinpoint strikes on enemy positions.

The Defense Forces are also advancing near the village of Klishchiyivka, south of Bakhmut, with heavy fighting ongoing there, Ukrainian General Staff spokesperson Andriy Kovaliov said on July 5. --->READ MORE HERE