Ukraine claims 'aggressive operations on Eastern Front'

While the focus is on the Ukrainian military's move toward a reversal offensive, the Ukrainians claim that the Russians are spreading disinformation about the reversal offensive while turning to the offensive on the eastern front.

The Russian Ministry of Defense announced on the 5th that the Ukrainian army launched a large-scale attack in the area controlled by the Russian side in the east, but repelled it.

In response, Ukraine's Ministry of Defense pointed out on social media that "the Russian military is stepping up information and psychological warfare, spreading disinformation about counteroffensive operations and losses of Ukrainian troops in order to demoralize and mislead people."

In addition, Deputy Defense Minister Mallar expressed the view on social media on the 5th that "the reason why Russia is actively spreading information about the reversal offensive is to divert attention from the defeat in the direction of Bakhmut," and claimed that the Ukrainian army is attacking around the stronghold of Bakhmut in the eastern Donetsk region.

"The enemy is on the defensive," he wrote, adding that the Ukrainian army was conducting offensive operations on the eastern front, and that there were advances in some areas.

On the other hand, two organizations claiming to be volunteers such as Russians who oppose the Putin regime claimed involvement in the ongoing fighting in Belgorod Oblast in western Russia, which borders Ukraine, and posted a video on SNS on the 2th claiming that several Russian soldiers were taken prisoner.

Meanwhile, Russia's state-run news agency reported on the 4th that a radio broadcast was hacked in the border area and that a broadcast claiming to be an emergency speech by President Putin was played.

Authorities in the Belgorod region have said on social media that information has spread that the Ukrainian army has crossed the border and introduced martial law in the region, and have asked residents to remain calm as disinformation.

Even a spokesman for the Russian president's office denied to the Russian news agency that it was "completely fake", suggesting widespread unrest among local residents.