Drone footage circulating on social media appears to show Russian soldiers marching through fields just north of Vovchansk that a Ukrainian commander lamented had not been defended
Russia this morning pressed its offensive in Ukraine 's northeastern Kharkiv region, bearing down on the town of Vovchansk from three directions and forcing thousands of civilians to flee their homes.
Now the Russian units have reportedly seized four towns across the border and are forging a path towards the city roughly three miles further into Kharkiv. Mass civilian evacuations of border towns in Ukraine's northeastern Kharkiv region are underway amid heavy Russian shelling and troop movements. A destroyed house is pictured following shelling on May 12, 2024 in Vovchansk
Putin fires his bungling defence minister and parachutes in 'Kremlin puppet' with zero military experience Nearly 6,000 civilians have fled the Kharkiv region since Friday when Moscow's forces launched the operation, regional governor Oleh Synehubov said in a social media statement. It comes after Russia stepped up attacks in March targeting energy infrastructure and settlements in Kharkiv, which analysts predicted were a concerted effort to shape conditions for an offensive.Commander Yaroslavskyi, whose forces helped to repel the Russian advance towards Kharkiv in 2022, was enraged by the lack of defence and suspected officials tasked with organising the fortification of the border had not followed through.
'Everything in the city is being destroyed... You hear constant explosions, artillery, mortars. The enemy is hitting the city with everything they have,' he said. Russia's assault on Vovchansk and other border towns in Kharkiv comes as Putin replaced his long-suffering Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu in a major cabinet reshuffle.
News Ukraine Russia Russia-Ukraine Conflict Kharkiv BBC Vladimir Putin Moscow Kiev
Deutschland Neuesten Nachrichten, Deutschland Schlagzeilen
Similar News:Sie können auch ähnliche Nachrichten wie diese lesen, die wir aus anderen Nachrichtenquellen gesammelt haben.
Russia launches missile, drone and artillery strikes on KharkivShocking images and videos out of the devastated metropolis this morning showed several residential buildings on fire and rubble strewed about the streets
Weiterlesen »
Russia launches missile, drone and artillery strikes on KharkivShocking images and videos out of the devastated metropolis this morning showed several residential buildings on fire and rubble strewed about the streets
Weiterlesen »
Russia launches missile, drone and artillery strikes on KharkivShocking images and videos out of the devastated metropolis this morning showed several residential buildings on fire and rubble strewed about the streets
Weiterlesen »
Russia 'seizes four more villages' in cross-border attack in KharkivDrone footage circulating on social media appears to show Russian soldiers marching through fields just north of Vovchansk that a Ukrainian commander lamented had not been defended
Weiterlesen »
Ukraine war latest updates: Ukraine was 'prepared' - after Russian forces tried to 'break through' in KharkivUkraine's president has said its forces were prepared for a Russian attack in Kharkiv. It follows a source from Ukraine's defence ministry earlier saying its forces were continuing to repel attacks. Submit a question for our experts below.
Weiterlesen »
Ukraine war: Russia 'advancing from multiple positions' after delays in Western military aid, Kharkiv governor warnsThe warning from Kharkiv's governor Oleh Syniehubov comes as a Ukrainian soldier takes the unusual step of publicly criticising Ukraine's preparations to stop Russia from pushing into the northeast of the country in a Facebook post, writing: 'We could die and no one will hear the truth.
Weiterlesen »