2024-05-13 16:55:07
After the Russian army captured nine villages on the northeastern border of Ukraine on the 11th and 12th, it announced on the 13th that it had entered the town of Volchensk in the region and was approaching Kharkiv, the second largest city in Ukraine. are 70 meters apart. Ukraine said the two armies were still fighting fiercely in the city.
On the 10th, the Russian army suddenly crossed the border and attacked the Kharkov oblast. Although the Russian army was pushed back by the Ukrainian army in the state a year ago, it has recently made progress. On the 11th, the Russian Defense Ministry claimed to have captured five border villages of the state, forcing more than 4,000 residents to flee. On the 12th, they once more captured four villages in the state. The fighting of recent days is also considered one of the largest and most notable land battles in the two years since the start of the war between Russia and Ukraine.
This wave of Russian offensive pushed thousands of civilians to flee towards the city of Kharkiv. The Ukrainian army commander fears that if the Russian army’s artillery fire covers the city, the consequences might be disastrous. The Ukrainian army said that the Russian army gathered five battalions and, under the cover of combat aircraft, stormed the area with artillery shells, attack drones and glide bombs, thus achieving tactical success. Even though Volchensk is not particularly important militarily, its fall will nevertheless harm Ukrainian morale.
Military experts believe that recent advances by the Russian army have placed Ukraine in a very dangerous situation. The Ukrainian army has been complaining for months regarding a lack of ammunition and the exhaustion of officers and soldiers. In the city of Kharkiv, located just 32 kilometers from the border with Russia and Ukraine, there is a wave of refugees on the outskirts of the city.
On the other hand, the “Kyiv Independent” reported that Zelensky, who was elected President of Ukraine in April 2019, was initially scheduled to expire on the 20th, but the presidential election scheduled to take place on March 31 did not take place . as expected. . After the war between Russia and Ukraine, Zelensky suspended elections under martial law. However, the Ukrainian Constitution only states that if the mandate of deputies expires during martial law, their mandate can be automatically extended until martial law is lifted. There is no similar explicit provision for the president.
This sparked criticism in Ukraine that elections should not be postponed, even in times of war. Razumkov, a former speaker of Ukraine’s parliament and once Zelensky’s ally, stressed in February that if elections were not held, Zelensky should transfer power to the parliament speaker until a new president is elected.
Russian Ambassador to the United Nations Nebanzia also said that since Zelensky decided not to hold elections, he would no longer be a legitimate president from the 21st. Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov also said that perhaps “we will not have to recognize Zelensky’s legal status” by then. Political analyst Fesenko said that Russian intelligence services are using this situation to disrupt Ukraine’s internal affairs, with the aim of inciting the Ukrainian military to disobey.
As for the United States, the country’s largest military aid to Ukraine, Republican Senator Graham personally told Zelensky in kyiv last August that Ukraine must hold wartime elections. But this year he changed his mind and said it might be necessary to wait until the war situation improved.
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