The invaders are already in trouble. The White House responded to information about the offensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in southern Ukraine

White House spokesman John Kirby on Monday, August 29, commented on the information about the beginning of the offensive of the defenders of Ukraine in the south. According to CNN, citing Kirby, the White House has seen reports of a Ukrainian counteroffensive but does not want to comment on specific military operations. Kirby noted that the Ukrainian Defense Forces "already had an impact on Russia's military capabilities."

“…The Russians had to pull back forces from the east simply because of reports that the Ukrainians might intensify their attacks in the south. So they were forced to reduce the composition of certain units … in certain areas in the Donbass in order to respond to what they considered the imminent threat of a counteroffensive ", - commented the representative of the White House. Kirby also said that the Russian occupiers continue to experience a shortage of human resources, and their problems "are not alleviated by the way they have to respond to reports of a potential UAF counteroffensive." On August 29, the Armed Forces of Ukraine destroyed the occupiers' base in Kherson and hit the Berislav machine-building plant, where the Russian troops placed equipment, ammunition and manpower. See also: "Brilliant chance to return their territories." In the Kherson region, the Armed Forces of Ukraine destroyed almost all the big bridges – OUV Kakhovka Later it became known that in the Kherson region, the defenders of Ukraine went on the offensive, forcing the “DPR regiment” and Russian paratroopers to flee from their positions. The operational command of the South stated that the Armed Forces of Ukraine launched offensive operations in many areas in southern Ukraine. They also stressed that in the conditions of a hybrid war, a violent reaction to news from the front harms the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

The head of the joint press center of the Defense Forces OK South Natalia Gumenyuk urges citizens to remain calm and not to publicly disseminate information about the actions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in southern Ukraine. On the air of the telethon, she stressed that the military operation of the Armed Forces of Ukraine requires silence. “Discussing events at the front is considered a little bad manners at the moment when a military operation is underway. It requires silence, and the military welcomes precisely this attitude of ours. After all, it is in silence that it is better to hear how the enemy breathes, how nervous he is, ”she said. On August 29, it also became known that in the Kherson region, the “109th regiment of the DPR” left its positions, and Russian paratroopers, who were their support, fled the battlefield. The speaker of the Operational Command South, Natalya Gumenyuk, confirmed that the Armed Forces of Ukraine have launched a military operation in the south of the country.