According to reports from the Ukrainian military in the early morning of May 16, Russia encountered resistance in its “advance” in Kharkiv province. Moscow had launched a surprise attack on May 10, seizing new territory.
“The situation in the Kharkiv sector remains complicated,” but “our defense forces have managed to partially stabilize the situation, the advance of the enemy in some areas has been halted,” said Nazar Volokhin, a spokesman for the Ukrainian forces.
What the representative of the Ukrainian forces says
The Russian army is “still trying to create the conditions for a new advance,” he added.
As for Vovchansk, a town of around 18,000 before the war that is one of Moscow’s main targets at the moment, Ukrainian forces are “closely monitoring” buildings in the northern part of the city, where in recent days there have been street fighting, Volokhin explained.
With information from iefimerida, the Ukrainian army is “trying to stabilize the situation, inflict casualties and prevent the enemy from gaining a foothold. (Ukrainian) counterattacks are underway,” he added. Popular Ukrainian military blogger Yuri Butusov stated that “the Russian offensive in the northern province of Kharkiv has been effectively halted.”
“The Russian attack groups have suffered losses, but they have not yet been neutralized and the fighting continues,” he added on Facebook late Wednesday.
According to Kharkiv regional governor Oleh Sinekhubov, some 8,779 people have been displaced from their homes. About 15 were injured in shelling in the area. AFP reports that, based on its analysis compiled from data from the US Institute for the Study of War (ISW), the Russian army over a week occupied 278 square kilometers in eastern Ukrainemainly in the province of Kharkiv.
These are the biggest territorial gains that the Russian army has made in a year and a half. Moreover, the secretary of its Security Council of Russia Sergei Shoigu said today that the Russian army is advancing in all directions in Ukraine.
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