Kyiv/Kharków. President Volodymyr Zelenskyj cancels trips abroad and remains in the country. The situation at the front in the Kharkiv region is getting worse.
In fact, the president wanted Ukraine, Volodimir Zelensky, in the next days Spain It is Portugal travel to conclude security cooperation agreements with both countries. But nothing will come of it for now. Faced with the advance of Russian troops, the Ukrainian military announced on Wednesday that it would withdraw troops from several contested cities. Also the situation in the region Donetsk It’s still complicated. All international activities of the President are postponed until further notice.
The seriousness of the situation in the Kharkiv region is not only demonstrated by the fact that the president remains in the country. Oleksandr Syrskyj, head of the army of Ukraineis constantly in Near the front is to take a look. “Due to combat developments and enemy attacks,” troops were sent to several locations in Lukyantsi and Vovchansk “to save the lives of our soldiers,” a military spokesman said on Ukrainian television. Units were relocated “to more favorable positions.” The government in Kyiv announced the sending of additional reinforcements.
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Dmytro Lasutkin, spokesman for Kiev’s Defense Ministry, said some groups of Russian infantry are located in the north of the small town of Vovchansk. The city is just a few kilometers from the border with Russia. “The number one task at this moment is to stabilize the front line and transform the combat into positional mode,” comments well-informed military journalist Bohdan Myroshnykov. “The enemy is advancing on the city and its saboteur groups sometimes go too far.” He assesses that the situation is slowly improving. Authorities in Vovchansk, however, report violent incidents Street fight. “We are here evacuating people and helping them,” explains the local police chief in online media. The situation in the city is “extremely difficult”.
Reports from Ukraine: 30,000 Russian troops have been sent to the region
The village of Lypzi in Kharkiv district is also hotly contested. It is only about 25 kilometers from the northernmost areas of Kharkiv city itself. If Lypzi is occupied, the shelling of Kharkiv could become even more intense. However, there currently appear to be no further changes at the front – according to military journalist Myroshnykov, fighting is taking place near the heavily consolidated First Ukrainian Front. Defensive line instead, which makes Russian progress much more difficult.
Russian offensive puts Ukraine in trouble in Kharkiv region
Russia launched the offensive in the Kharkiv region last week. According to Ukrainian information, 30 thousand Russian soldiers were sent to the region. Moscow reported on Wednesday the capture of two more cities in the region: the villages of Hlyboke and Lukyantsi were “liberated”, according to a statement from the Russian army. Also reported Russia the capture of the completely destroyed village of Robotyne in the Zaporizhia region of southern Ukraine. The city was recaptured by Ukrainian troops last August after fierce fighting.
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According to the Kiev Interior Ministry, three civilians were killed in one day by Russians in the Kharkiv region. bombardment dead. Around 8,000 people have been evacuated from the region in recent days. (with afp)