The British Ministry of Defense believes that Ukrainian forces have managed to actually defeat the Russian fleet in the Black Sea, Junior Secretary of Defense James Hippey said at the Warsaw Security Forum, according to a European Pravda correspondent on the scene, Report informs.
During his speech, Hippy called for a high assessment of Ukraine's military achievements.
"Yes, Ukraine's progress is slow, but no one can say that it is not there. You can point to the Kharkiv breakthrough as a model of success. But look at what Ukraine has done now in the Black Sea! Ukraine has achieved a functional defeat of the Russian Black Sea Fleet," he said.
Commenting on Ukraine's land counteroffensive, Hippy said that "every inch counts."