It is a tactical switch that Kyiv officials have been expecting for weeks as the war stretches into its third year.
Russia pounded a town in Ukraine’s north east with artillery, rockets and guided aerial bombs on Friday before attempting an infantry breach of local defences, authorities said.
Around dawn, Russian forces tried to pierce the Ukrainian defences near Vovchansk, Ukraine’s Defence Ministry said, adding that it had deployed reserve units to fend off the attack. Ukraine had previously said it was aware that Russia was assembling thousands of troops along the northeastern border, close to the Kharkiv and Sumy regions.
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