BB.lv: The Russian Federation can’t weaken our troops alongside the entrance line

Over the previous week, Ukrainian troops have been in a position to strengthen their positions within the Kharkov area. President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky said this on Sunday, Might 19, in his handle following the report of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Alexander Syrsky. In accordance with the president, the Ukrainian Armed Forces have additionally improved their positions within the Donetsk course, particularly, within the areas of Chasov Yar, a metropolis that Russian troops have been attempting to storm for the previous few days. “The occupier just isn’t reaching his purpose – to stretch our forces and thereby weaken Ukraine on a large entrance from the Kharkov area to the Donetsk area. I thank each soldier, each sergeant, each officer who’s courageous sufficient and steadfast sufficient to hold out fight orders and keep our positions,” he stated Zelensky.

The Ukrainian president additionally thanked the rescuers, paramedics of emergency medical groups, in addition to the restore crews who’re “restoring normalcy to life after Russian shelling.” “Thanks to every and everybody who, fulfilling their skilled duties, helps our whole state stand towards Russian terror.”

Russia has stepped up shelling of the Kharkov area amid a brand new offensive

On Might 10, Russian troops sharply intensified shelling of the border territories of Ukraine within the Kharkov area. On the identical day, they launched an offensive in quite a lot of areas and later took management of a number of settlements.

On Might 19, the Russian Armed Forces launched strikes on quite a lot of villages within the Kharkov area. Because of the shelling, 11 individuals have been killed, stated the pinnacle of the Kharkov OVA Oleg Sinegubov, who additionally declared Might 20 a Day of Mourning within the Kharkov area.

On Might 17, Vladimir Putin stated that the Russian military “as of at present” doesn’t plan to take Kharkov. He defined the offensive operation by the will to create a “sanitary zone” on the Russian border with Ukraine on account of shelling of the border areas of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.