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| Ukrainian Armed Forces are planning a counteroffensive - Bloomberg |
| 2024-05-25 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [Korrespondent] The Ukrainian army stopped the advance of the invaders in Volchansk and Liptsy. The Russian invasion of the north comes after months of intensified bombing of Ukraine's second largest city. Ukraine's armed forces are planning a counteroffensive to push back Russian troops who have seized territory in the north-east of the Khar'kov region. Bloomberg writes about this on Friday, May 24. Speaking about the current situation, the publication points out that two weeks after Russian troops crossed the border and opened a new front in the Khar'kov region, the advance of the invaders stopped in the city of Volchansk, less than 10 kilometers south of the border. "The Kremlin's new front has forced Kyiv to push troops back into the country's northeast, depleting reserves as Moscow steps up attacks in the east," Bloomberg notes. Bloomberg emphasizes that the Russian invasion in the north comes after months of intensified bombing of Ukraine's second-largest city. “The DeepState mapping service has not recorded any significant advance of the Kremlin troops as part of the offensive on the Khar'kov region since Monday. According to the commander-in-chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Alexander Syrsky, the Russian military command is sending reserves to support the local offensive, but to no avail,” analysts point out. The Russian Ministry of Defense also reported that Russian troops repelled a number of Ukrainian counterattacks, continuing to advance deeper into the Ukrainian defense line near Khar'kov. “Fightings in the eastern Donetsk region have intensified as the Kremlin uses its advantage over Ukraine in ammunition and manpower. Moscow’s troops have advanced near the strategically important village of Vrem'ya Yar, which they seek to capture “at any cost,” the publication writes, citing words Syrsky. The Ukrainian Armed Forces also do not rule out that the enemy may attempt a breakthrough in the Sumy region. However, Ukrainian troops are prepared for possible attacks. Earlier, Zelensky said that Western countries are afraid of Russia losing the war, because after that there will be “unpredictable geopolitics.” He emphasized that “it doesn’t work that way,” and for Ukraine to win, “we need to give everything that they win with.” |
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