LUGANSK, August 16. /TASS/. Counterattacks by units of Ukraine’s armed forces near Olkhovatka in the Kharkov Region have been weak, with the enemy mostly concentrating on defenses, military expert Andrey Marochko told TASS.

"Enemy counterattacks near Olkhovatka have been weak. The enemy is mostly focused on defensive action," he said.

Earlier, Marochko told TASS that Russian forces are on the offensive on a front of 10 kilometers near Olkhovatka as they are clearing land of Ukrainian troops.