 Russian soldiers become victims of their own mines. Russian troops are being killed, fleeing through their own defensive landmines. The United Kingdom's Ministry of Defense has revealed as Ukraine captured another village from Vladimir Putin's forces according to the Daily Mail. Ukrainian forces are believed to have made good progress in penetrating the first line of Russian defenses in some areas while making slower progress in others, the British Ministry of Defense said. It said over the last 48 hours, significant Ukrainian operations have been taking place in several sectors of eastern and southern Ukraine, tallying with claims by Kiev's forces that they had liberated some villages from Russian occupation. Meanwhile, the performance of Moscow's armies has been mixed so far, the ministry said. Some units are likely conducting credible maneuver defense operations while others have pulled back in some disorder. The Ministry of Defense said it had seen an increase in reports of Russian casualties as they withdraw through their own minefields. The intelligence update corresponded with analysts who say Ukraine has launched its much-anticipated counter-offensive with heavy fighting reported on three fronts, along the 1,000-kilometer frontline separating Kiev's and Moscow's armies. Western analysts and military officials have cautioned any effort to rid entrenched, powerfully armed and skilled Russian troops will likely take months, and the success of any Ukrainian counter-offensive is far from certain.