 A Ukrainian repair base near Donetsk in the country's southeast is preparing tanks for battle on the eastern front. Tank platoon commander, Dmitro, from the 59th Separate Motorized Infantry Brigade set on June 12 the tanks were being repaired and fitted with dynamic protection plates and camouflage materials. Ukraine, in the early stages of a long-anticipated counteroffensive, reported on Monday its troops had recaptured a fourth village in the southeast. Moscow has yet to officially acknowledge any Ukrainian advances. Ukraine is banking on the tens of billions of dollars worth of weaponry, training and intelligence it has received from the west, combined with its own battlefield resolve, tactical news and the motivation of driving an invader from its own land to give it the edge.