Russia’s offensive started simply over per week in the past. Since then, a complete of 9,907 folks have been evacuated, says Governor Oleh Synegubov.
They’ve fled from Russia’s invasion forces, who’re stated to have superior between 5 and 10 kilometers in Kharkiv earlier than they have been stopped. Synegubov says two makes an attempt to penetrate the protection strains have been stopped by Ukrainian forces on the night time of Saturday.
– Within the space close to town of Vovchansk, Ukrainian forces are reinforcing the protection strains, says the governor.
– Conquered village
In the mean time the state of affairs must be beneath management. On Thursday, Synegubov stated that Russian forces have been within the strategy of destroying the city of Vovchansk, which is near the border with Russia.
Nevertheless, Russian authorities declare on Saturday that they’ve captured a brand new village in Kharkiv.
“Models from the Northern Drive Group liberated the village of Starytsha within the Kharkiv area and continued their advance deep into the enemy’s protection strains,” stated a press release from the Ministry of Protection in Moscow.
The beginning of one thing greater?
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyi believes that Russia’s advance in Kharkiv might possibly be the beginning of a brand new, bigger Russian offensive.
On the similar time, Russian President Vladimir Putin claims that his forces are within the course of of creating a buffer zone in Kharkiv, allegedly to forestall Ukrainian assaults in opposition to targets in southern Russia.
The authorities within the Russian area of Kursk claimed on Saturday that one particular person has been killed and one other injured in a Ukrainian drone assault.
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2024-05-18 22:53:54
