On the identical day, the Russian navy launched an offensive, crossing the border in plenty of areas and attempting to achieve a foothold in border settlements on Ukrainian territory.
The Ukrainian Basic Employees confirms that preventing is going down within the Kharkov area, however doesn’t present particulars. A consultant of the Ukrainian command of Khortitsa stated that Russian troops attempting to advance in areas the place there have been no positions of Ukrainian troops.
The Russian Ministry of Protection introduced a number of captured settlements on Ukrainian territory. The Ukrainian department of Gostri Kartuzi confirmed that they had been compelled to maneuver away from the border in some areas. Judging by geolocated movies revealed on-line, the Russian navy was in a position to occupy a number of settlements, and preventing is now going down to the south of them. Ukrainian mission Deep State confirmsthat the Russian navy managed to achieve a foothold in 4 villages within the Kharkov route and in two in Volchansky, and in addition approached the outskirts of town of Volchansk. It’s positioned just a few kilometers from the border; in 2022, it was already occupied by Russia for a while.
On the American Institute for the Examine of Conflict (ISW) imagine that Russian troops should not at present aiming to seize Kharkov, however try to drag once more Ukrainian forces from different instructions, advance to Kharkov inside vary of cannon artillery hearth, and create a “buffer zone” to guard Belgorod.
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2024-05-14 06:42:47
