Ukraine , Denies Russia's Claim, of a Major Attack.<br />On June 5, Moscow accused Ukraine's military <br />of launching a significant attack on Russia's <br />defenses along the war's southeastern front lines.<br />NBC reports that sources, including officials in Moscow, <br />have speculated that the spate of heavy fighting could <br />signify the beginning of a planned counteroffensive by Kyiv.<br />NBC reports that sources, including officials in Moscow, <br />have speculated that the spate of heavy fighting could <br />signify the beginning of a planned counteroffensive by Kyiv.<br />NBC reports that sources, including officials in Moscow, <br />have speculated that the spate of heavy fighting could <br />signify the beginning of a planned counteroffensive by Kyiv.<br />However, Ukraine has denied Russia's<br />claims and suggested that the long-anticipated <br />counter attack was still yet to come.<br />According to the Russian defense ministry, <br />Ukrainian ground forces had launched a "large-scale <br />offensive" in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine.<br />The enemy’s goal was to break <br />through Russia’s defenses in what it <br />considered to be the most vulnerable <br />area of the front. The enemy was <br />unsuccessful in achieving its goals, Serhiy Cherevatyi, Spokesman for Ukraine's eastern group of forces, via NBC.<br />In response, Serhiy Cherevatyi, <br />a spokesman for Ukraine's eastern group of forces, <br />called the Russian claims "an absolute lie.".<br />There will be an attack <br />and they will be crushed. <br />And our command knows <br />when and where it will take place, Serhiy Cherevatyi, Spokesman for Ukraine's eastern group of forces, via NBC.<br />NBC reports that both the Donetsk and Zaporizhzhia <br />regions are likely targets for the expected Ukrainian <br />counteroffensive to reclaim territories annexed by Russia.<br />On June 5, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov <br />refused to comment on the alleged attacks or <br />the broader topic of Ukraine's expected offensive.<br />On June 5, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov <br />refused to comment on the alleged attacks or <br />the broader topic of Ukraine's expected offensive
