{"id":1503757,"date":"2022-06-05T08:34:30","date_gmt":"2022-06-05T12:34:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1503757"},"modified":"2022-06-05T08:34:58","modified_gmt":"2022-06-05T12:34:58","slug":"ukraine-says-it-provides-pushed-back-russian-forces-within-battleground-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ukraine-says-it-provides-pushed-back-russian-forces-within-battleground-city\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukraine Says It Provides Pushed Back Russian Forces within Battleground City"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fukraine-says-it-provides-pushed-back-russian-forces-within-battleground-city%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1503757&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><header aria-label=\"Beginning of Article\" class=\"article-header\">\n<nav aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\" class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<h2 class=\"visually-hidden\">Breadcrumb Trail Links<\/h2>\n<ol class=\"breadcrumbs__items list-unstyled\">\n<li class=\"breadcrumbs__item\"> <a class=\"breadcrumbs__item-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nationalpost.com\/category\/news\/world\/\">World<\/a> <\/li>\n<li class=\"breadcrumbs__item\"> <a class=\"breadcrumbs__item-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nationalpost.com\/category\/news\/\">News<\/a> <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/nav>\n<p class=\"article-subtitle\"> Moscow appears to bet its campaign on capturing one of two eastern provinces it claims on behalf of separatist proxies <\/p>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<div class=\"wire-published-by\">\n<p class=\"visually-hidden\">Author of the article:<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Reuters\" aria-labelledby=\"wire-company-name\" class=\"wire-published-by__logo\" height=\"70\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0e5521e933d53566787277062da28f5a?s=70&#038;d=mp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0e5521e933d53566787277062da28f5a?s=70&#038;d=mp, https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0e5521e933d53566787277062da28f5a?s=140&#038;d=mp 2x\" width=\"70\" \/> <\/p>\n<div class=\"wire-published-by__author-container\">\n<p> Reuters <\/p>\n<p> Max Hunder <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"published-date\">\n<p>Publishing date:<\/p>\n<p> <span class=\"published-date__since\">Jun 04, 2022<\/span> \u00a0\u2022\u00a0 <span class=\"updated-date__since\">16\u00a0hours ago<\/span> \u00a0\u2022\u00a0 <span class=\"published-date__word-count\">3 minute read<\/span> \u00a0\u2022\u00a0 <span> <a class=\"article-meta-comment-count\" data-smooth-hash-scroll-component=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/nationalpost.com\/news\/world\/ukraine-says-it-pushes-back-russian-troops-in-eastern-battlefield-city-of-sievierodonetsk#comments-area\"> <span class=\"comment-bubble\">    <\/span> 100 Comments <\/a> <\/span> <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<figure class=\"featured-image\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1200px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1200px)\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" \/><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Members of foreign volunteers unit which fights in the Ukrainian army walk, as Russia&#039;s attack on Ukraine continues, in Sievierodonetsk, Luhansk region Ukraine June 2, 2022. Picture taken June 2, 2022.  REUTERS\/Serhii Nuzhnenko\" class=\"featured-image__image type:primaryImage\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/nationalpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/ukraine-crisis-luhansk-region.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=288&#038;h=216\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/nationalpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/ukraine-crisis-luhansk-region.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=288&#038;h=216, https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/nationalpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/ukraine-crisis-luhansk-region.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=576&#038;h=432 2x\" width=\"1000\" \/><figcaption class=\"featured-image__caption image-caption\"> <span class=\"caption\">Members of foreign volunteers unit which fights in the Ukrainian army walk, as Russia&#8217;s attack on Ukraine continues, in Sievierodonetsk, Luhansk region Ukraine June 2, 2022. Picture taken June 2, 2022. REUTERS\/Serhii Nuzhnenko<\/span> <span class=\"credit\">Photo by SERHII NUZHNENKO<\/span> \/<span class=\"distributor\">REUTERS<\/span> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/header>\n<section class=\"article-content__content-group\">\n<h2 class=\"visually-hidden\">Article content<\/h2>\n<p>Ukraine said on Saturday it had recaptured a swathe of the battlefield city of Sievierodonetsk, in a rare counter-offensive against Russia\u2019s main assault force that had been steadily advancing in the east.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"ad__section-border article-content__ad-group\">\n<section aria-describedby=\"advertisment8987440920218074567609991950186693\" class=\"ad\">\n<h2 class=\"visually-hidden\" id=\"advertisment8987440920218074567609991950186693\">Advertisement 2<\/h2>\n<div class=\"ad__container\">\n<div class=\"ad__label\">\n<p> Story continues below <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"ad__inner\" id=\"ad__inner-2\">\n<div class=\"ad__inner__container\" data-ad=\"[[6,6],[1200,250],[1200,90],[970,90],[970,250],[728,90],[300,250]]\" data-ad-interscroller=\"6x6\" data-ad-loc=\"2\" data-ad-mobile=\"[[6,6],[320,50],[300,50],[300,250],[300,600]]\" id=\"ad-2\">\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"ad__placeholder\">\n<p> This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section><\/div>\n<section class=\"article-content__content-group\">\n<h2 class=\"visually-hidden\">Article content<\/h2>\n<p>The Ukrainian claim could not be independently verified and Moscow said its own forces were making gains there. But it was the first time Kyiv has claimed to have launched a big counter-attack in Sieverodonetsk after days of yielding ground there.<\/p>\n<p>Russia has concentrated its forces on Sievierodonetsk in recent weeks for one of the biggest ground battles of the war, with Moscow appearing to bet its campaign on capturing one of two eastern provinces it claims on behalf of separatist proxies.<\/p>\n<p>Both sides have claimed to have inflicted huge casualties in the fighting for the small industrial city, a battle that military experts say could determine which side has the momentum for a prolonged war of attrition in coming months.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"ad__section-border article-content__ad-group\">\n<section aria-describedby=\"advertisment2983626510911875122226356603521794\" class=\"ad\">\n<h2 class=\"visually-hidden\" id=\"advertisment2983626510911875122226356603521794\">Advertisement 3<\/h2>\n<div class=\"ad__container\">\n<div class=\"ad__label\">\n<p> Story continues below <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"ad__inner\" id=\"ad__inner-3\">\n<div class=\"ad__inner__container\" data-ad=\"[[7,7],[1200,250],[1200,90],[970,90],[970,250],[728,90],[300,250]]\" data-ad-interscroller=\"7x7\" data-ad-loc=\"3\" data-ad-mobile=\"[[7,7],[300,250],[320,50],[300,50]]\" id=\"ad-3\">\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"ad__placeholder\">\n<p> This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section><\/div>\n<section class=\"article-content__content-group\">\n<h2 class=\"visually-hidden\">Article content<\/h2>\n<section aria-labelledby=\"moreTopicLabel4960547179526721241735838469229601\" class=\"more-topic\" data-carousel-component=\"\" data-carousel-icon-button=\"\" data-carousel-type=\"list\">  <button aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"more-topic__button-prev\" data-carousel-prev=\"\" tabindex=\"-1\" title=\"previous\" type=\"button\"><\/button> <\/p>\n<ol class=\"more-topic__items list-unstyled\" data-carousel-slide-list=\"\" tabindex=\"0\">\n<li class=\"more-topic__item\" data-carousel-item=\"\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/nationalpost.com\/news\/world\/who-is-to-blame-for-russia-ukraine-war\">  <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"People walk past a gift shop in Moscow on May 17, 2022, next to t-shirts showing Vladimir Putin or bearing the letter Z, which has become a symbol of support for Russian military action in Ukraine. Polls suggest that more than half of Russia&#039;s population supports Putin&#039;s invasion of Ukraine.\" class=\"lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/nationalpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Russians-opinion-1.jpg?h=96&#038;strip=all&#038;quality=80\" height=\"96\" src=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/nationalpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Russians-opinion-1.jpg?h=96&#038;strip=all&#038;quality=5\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/nationalpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Russians-opinion-1.jpg?h=96&#038;strip=all&#038;quality=80, https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/nationalpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Russians-opinion-1.jpg?h=192&#038;strip=all&#038;quality=80 2x, https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/nationalpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Russians-opinion-1.jpg?h=288&#038;strip=all&#038;quality=80 3x\" width=\"96\" \/><br \/>\n<h3 class=\"more-topic__item-text\"> <span class=\"more-topic__item-text-clamp\"> &#8216;Not only Putin&#8217;s war&#8217;: Why some say the Russian people are also culpable for the Ukraine conflict <\/span> <\/h3>\n<p> <\/a> <\/li>\n<li class=\"more-topic__item\" data-carousel-item=\"\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/nationalpost.com\/news\/canada\/canadian-armoured-police-vehicles-arrive-in-ukraine\">  <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"none\" class=\"lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/nationalpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Screen-Shot-2022-05-31-at-3.47.49-PM.png?h=96&#038;strip=all&#038;quality=80\" height=\"96\" src=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/nationalpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Screen-Shot-2022-05-31-at-3.47.49-PM.png?h=96&#038;strip=all&#038;quality=5\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/nationalpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Screen-Shot-2022-05-31-at-3.47.49-PM.png?h=96&#038;strip=all&#038;quality=80, https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/nationalpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Screen-Shot-2022-05-31-at-3.47.49-PM.png?h=192&#038;strip=all&#038;quality=80 2x, https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/nationalpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Screen-Shot-2022-05-31-at-3.47.49-PM.png?h=288&#038;strip=all&#038;quality=80 3x\" width=\"96\" \/><br \/>\n<h3 class=\"more-topic__item-text\"> <span class=\"more-topic__item-text-clamp\"> Canadian armoured vehicles arrive in Ukraine but they&#8217;re not fit for front line, experts say <\/span> <\/h3>\n<p> <\/a> <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p> <button aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"more-topic__button-next\" data-carousel-next=\"\" tabindex=\"-1\" title=\"next\" type=\"button\"><\/button> <\/section>\n<p>In the diplomatic sphere, Kyiv rebuked French President Emmanuel Macron for saying it was important not to \u201chumiliate\u201d Moscow.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe must not humiliate Russia so that the day when the fighting stops we can build an exit ramp through diplomatic means,\u201d Macron said in an interview with regional newspapers published on Saturday, adding he was \u201cconvinced that it is France\u2019s role to be a mediating power.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba tweeted in response: \u201cCalls to avoid humiliation of Russia can only humiliate France and every other country that would call for it.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"ad__section-border article-content__ad-group\">\n<section aria-describedby=\"advertisment6058585767185338398557223946626624\" class=\"ad\">\n<h2 class=\"visually-hidden\" id=\"advertisment6058585767185338398557223946626624\">Advertisement 4<\/h2>\n<div class=\"ad__container\">\n<div class=\"ad__label\">\n<p> Story continues below <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"ad__inner\" id=\"ad__inner-4\">\n<div class=\"ad__inner__container\" data-ad=\"[[1200,250],[1200,90],[970,90],[970,250],[728,90],[300,250]]\" data-ad-loc=\"4\" data-ad-mobile=\"[[320,50],[300,50],[300,250]]\" id=\"ad-4\">\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"ad__placeholder\">\n<p> This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section><\/div>\n<section class=\"article-content__content-group\">\n<h2 class=\"visually-hidden\">Article content<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cBecause it is Russia that humiliates itself. We all better focus on how to put Russia in its place. This will bring peace and save lives.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embedded-image\"><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/nationalpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/1401005647.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=564&#038;type=webp,             https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/nationalpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/1401005647.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1128&#038;type=webp 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 1200px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/nationalpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/1401005647.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=564&#038;type=jpg,                 https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/nationalpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/1401005647.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1128&#038;type=jpg 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 1200px)\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" \/><source 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https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/nationalpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/1401005647.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=576&#038;type=webp 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Crowds gather to view destroyed Russian tanks and armoured vehicles that have been put on display in Saint Michael\u2019s Square for public viewing on June 04, 2022 in Kyiv, Ukraine.\" class=\"embedded-image__image lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/nationalpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/1401005647.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=288\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/nationalpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/1401005647.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=288,                 https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/nationalpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/1401005647.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=576 2x\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/nationalpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/1401005647.jpg?quality=5&#038;strip=all&#038;w=100\" width=\"1000\" \/><figcaption class=\"image-caption\"> <span class=\"caption\"> Crowds gather to view destroyed Russian tanks and armoured vehicles that have been put on display in Saint Michael\u2019s Square for public viewing on June 04, 2022 in Kyiv, Ukraine.<\/span> <span class=\"credit\">Photo by Christopher Furlong<\/span> \/<span class=\"distributor\">Getty Images<\/span> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Ukraine now says its aim is to push Russian forces back as far as possible on the battlefield, counting on advanced missile systems pledged in recent days by the United States and Britain to swing the war in their favor.<\/p>\n<p>Asked about Macron\u2019s mediation offer on national television, Ukrainian presidential adviser Mykhailo Podolyak said: \u201cUntil we receive weapons in their full amount, until we strengthen our positions, until we push them (Russia\u2019s forces) back as far as possible to the borders of Ukraine, there is no point in holding negotiations.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Moscow has said the Western weapons will pour \u201cfuel on the fire,\u201d but will not change the course of what it calls a \u201cspecial military operation\u201d to disarm Ukraine and rid it of nationalists.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"ad__section-border article-content__ad-group\">\n<section aria-describedby=\"advertisment9166021265937077211459843264898423\" class=\"ad\">\n<h2 class=\"visually-hidden\" id=\"advertisment9166021265937077211459843264898423\">Advertisement 5<\/h2>\n<div class=\"ad__container\">\n<div class=\"ad__label\">\n<p> Story continues below <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"ad__inner\" id=\"ad__inner-5\">\n<div class=\"ad__inner__container\" data-ad=\"[[1200,250],[1200,90],[970,90],[970,250],[728,90],[300,250]]\" data-ad-loc=\"5\" data-ad-mobile=\"[[320,50],[300,50],[300,250]]\" id=\"ad-5\">\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"ad__placeholder\">\n<p> This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section><\/div>\n<section class=\"article-content__content-group\">\n<h2 class=\"visually-hidden\">Article content<\/h2>\n<p>Russia\u2019s RIA news agency quoted President Vladimir Putin as saying Moscow was easily coping with U.S. weapons systems sent to Ukraine and had destroyed dozens of them.<\/p>\n<h4>INTENSE FIGHTING IN SIEVIERODONETSK<\/h4>\n<p>Serhiy Gaidai, the Ukrainian governor of Luhansk province which includes Sievierodonetsk, said overnight that Ukrainian forces previously in control of just 30% of the city had mounted a counter-attack, recapturing another 20% of it.<\/p>\n<p>Russia\u2019s defense ministry said its troops were forcing the Ukrainians to withdraw across the Siverskiy Donets river to Lysychansk on the opposite bank.<\/p>\n<p>Gaidai said the Russians were blowing up 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class=\"article-content__content-group\">\n<h2 class=\"visually-hidden\">Article content<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cRight now, our soldiers have pushed them back, they (the Russians) are suffering huge casualties,\u201d Gaidai said in a live TV broadcast. \u201cThe Russian army, as we understand, is throwing all its efforts, all its reserves in that direction.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Calls to avoid humiliation of Russia can only humiliate France and every other country that would call for it<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Tens of thousands are believed to have died, millions have been uprooted from their homes and the global economy disrupted in a war that marked its 100th day on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Ukraine\u2019s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy posted footage on Saturday of an important timber Orthodox Christian monastery ablaze in eastern Ukraine. 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