Ukraine sends reinforcement to Kharkiv region
as the sun was Rising Russia’s latest drone attack on the harv region at least three homes caught fire and dozens of others were damaged around the same time Ukraine says Russia launched a ground offensive towards vens a city less than 5 kilometers from the border the military started to evacuate the few thousand people still living there gamb is in and spoke to CBC News despite a shaky cell phone signal and the ongoing explosions he said while people were used to shelling they were quote not ready to wake up to such a massive attack Ukraine’s President Vladimir zalinski who was meeting with the president of Slovakia said the country’s military was prepared but he said it’s important to understand that Russia can increase and bring more forces in this direction officials head expecting Russia to launch an offensive in the region which is home to Ukraine’s second largest city harv Russia failed to capture the city in the early days of its Invasion and since then Ukraine has built up its defenses making it a much harder Target there can be no Whata ifs they will not break through said this woman no I will not go anywhere says this man I will be in harv till the end while Russia’s military might might not be able to seize large areas the offensive could further stretch Ukraine’s resources uh to thin the Ukrainian defenses in donbas and to make Resource Management when it comes to the new supplies that are coming in from the US more difficult Ukraine says it has sent reinforcements to the harv region and it’s preparing for a counter offensive in the East which it expects Russia to launch in the coming weeks Brier Stewart CBC News London
Ukraine has sent reinforcements to the Kharkiv region after Russia launched both drones and a ground attack. Analysts say it could be Russia’s attempt to stretch Ukraine’s already-thin resources.
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