ST. PETERSBURG, July 30. /TASS/. The battlegroup Center is not only repulsing Ukrainian attacks, but also conducting a counteroffensive and advancing, Russian President Vladimir Putin told journalists.

"In the area of responsibility of Lieutenant General Andrey Mordvichev, our units not only repel the enemy's attacks, but also go on the counteroffensive themselves, taking the necessary areas for our troops. They advanced in two areas. In one area - 15 kilometers along the front and about four kilometers in depth," the president said.