Russian forces are “in trouble” in street fighting in the city of Vovsansk in the Kharkiv region (northeast), the Ukrainian army’s chief of staff said on Friday.
“The enemy is completely bogged down in street fighting in Vovsansk and has suffered significant losses,” General Oleksandr Chirsky said in a telegram message.
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Discharges
11,000 people have been evacuated from the Kharkiv region since the new Russian offensive in northern Ukraine. Some departures are possible for volunteers who don’t hesitate to search for residents caught up in the fighting. Reporting.
Tokyo and Seoul barriers
Tokyo and Seoul announced sanctions against companies and individuals accused of supplying North Korean weapons to Russia for use in Ukraine, in violation of UN resolutions.
“We cooperated with allies such as the United States to freeze the assets of 11 groups and one person involved in military assistance between Russia and North Korea with the intention of supporting Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Moscow,” announced Japanese government spokesman Yoshimasa Hayashi.
Europe’s “decisive role”
A guest on the LCI morning program, Jean-Noël Parrott, minister representative for Europe, emphasized the EU’s “decisive role” in helping Ukraine counter the Russian invasion.
“Street Fights” in VOVCHANSK
The Ukrainian army’s chief of staff said Russian forces were “in trouble” in street fighting in the city of Vovsansk in the Kharkiv region (northeast). “The enemy is completely engaged in street fighting in Vovsansk and has suffered significant losses,” General Oleksandr Chirsky said in a telegram message, reporting a series of Russian attacks trying to break through Ukrainian lines towards Chasiv Yar, Pokrovsk and Kurakov.
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Check below for key information related to the last 24 hours of conflict:
- Strike in Kargi: A wave of Russian missiles killed at least seven people in Kharkiv, the capital of the region of the same name in northeastern Ukraine, where the Russian military has been on the offensive for nearly two weeks. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky once again pointed to the sufficient number of anti-aircraft defense assets that the West has agreed to provide him.
- Two killed in Ukraine attack: Russian officials have reported two deaths in Ukrainian attacks in Belgorod, a region partially occupied by the Russian military, and in the Ukrainian region of Donetsk (east).
- Capture of a Village: Moscow claimed it captured the Donetsk region (east) of the city of Andreevka, ten kilometers south of Bagmouth, a city captured by Russia in May 2023 after a ten-month war. Russian forces are ramping up in eastern Ukraine, while Kiev has lost its front.
- Russian tourists refused at the Norwegian border: Norway has announced that it will close its borders to Russian tourists, losing the last direct access point to the Schengen area. A “discriminatory” decision promised a “response” according to Moscow.
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New warning from the Kremlin. Moscow on Thursday condemned calls by US elected officials to authorize Ukraine to attack Russian territory using weapons provided by Washington.Expansion“Kyiv is demanding the ability to strike Kremlin rear bases and positions located on Russian territory with Western weapons, which the Europeans and Americans have banned for fear of escalating the conflict.
“In Washington and many European capitals, some are anxiously trying to stoke and keep raising the rate of escalation. In this regard, their stance can be described as irresponsible.“Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said when questioned on the matter by Russian television.Among American senators, among members of Congress, there are many hot-headed leaders who feel it their duty to add fuel to the fire.“, he added.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has raged against the intransigence of Europeans and Americans, while his country has suffered two years of strikes launched from Russian territory. Russians “They can attack us from their territory, which is the biggest advantage Russia has, and we cannot do anything to their (weapons) systems located on Russian territory with Western weapons. We have no right.”He condemned it in an interview with AFP last week.
On the ground, a wave of Russian missiles killed at least seven people Thursday in Kharkiv, the capital of the region of the same name in northeastern Ukraine, where the Russian military has been waging an offensive for nearly two weeks. On the Eastern Front, Russian troops are enjoying several tactical victories against the Ukrainian army, with Moscow claiming to have captured the small village of Andrivka in the Ukrainian region of Donetsk (East).
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