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The ministry added on Social media The strikes are carried out by airborne forces, missiles and artillery.
Ukrainian forces launched a counterattack in the east of the country, taking advantage of rapid gains in a week of fighting that sharply changed the course of the conflict.
and forced to move Ukraine Rapid restoration of the areas occupied by Russia in Kharkiv In the northeast, Moscow had to withdraw its forces to prevent an encirclement and leave large numbers of weapons and ammunition behind in a precipitous retreat, with the passage of 200 days since the outbreak of the war.
Zelensky’s irony
The cheerful Ukrainian president sneered Volodymyr Zelensky of the Russians in a video speech late Saturday, saying that "The Russian army these days is showing what it can do best, which is to show its back".
Zelensky posted a video of Ukrainian soldiers raising the national flag over Chkalovsky, another town they recaptured from the Russians in the counterattack.
The commander of the Ukrainian army, General Valery Zaluzhny, said that Ukraine had liberated about 3 thousand square kilometers since the beginning of September, noting that the Ukrainian forces are now 50 kilometers from the border with Russia.
Escape "thousands" from Kharkiv
A Russian official in a southern region bordering Ukraine said that thousands of people had crossed the border, coinciding with the announcement Kyiv They forced the Russian forces to retreat in the east of the country.
The governor of the Belgorod region, Vyacheslav Gladkov, said in a video statement posted on social media "Over the past day, thousands of people have crossed the border. Most of them drove to relatives in their own cars. Today, there are 1,342 people housed in 27 temporary centers in the region".
Russian withdrawal
. represents Russian withdrawal The biggest field success of the Ukrainian forces since they thwarted a Russian attempt to seize the capital, Kyiv, at the start of the nearly 7-month-old war.
The Ukrainian attack in the Kharkiv region came as a surprise to Moscow, which moved many of its forces from the region to the south, awaiting the main Ukrainian counterattack there.
In an embarrassing attempt to save face, she said Russian Ministry of Defense The withdrawal of troops from Izyum and other areas of Kharkiv was aimed at strengthening Russian forces in the neighboring Donetsk region to the south.
This claim appears to be similar to the justification given by Russia for withdrawing its forces from the Kyiv region earlier this year when it failed to capture the capital.
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The ministry added on Social media The strikes are carried out by airborne forces, missiles and artillery.
Ukrainian forces launched a counterattack in the east of the country, taking advantage of rapid gains in a week of fighting that sharply changed the course of the conflict.
and forced to move Ukraine Rapid restoration of the areas occupied by Russia in Kharkiv In the northeast, Moscow had to withdraw its forces to prevent an encirclement and leave large numbers of weapons and ammunition behind in a precipitous retreat, with the passage of 200 days since the outbreak of the war.
Zelensky’s irony
The cheerful Ukrainian president sneered Volodymyr Zelensky From the Russians in a video address late Saturday, saying that “the Russian army these days is showing the best it can do, which is to show its back.”
Zelensky posted a video of Ukrainian soldiers raising the national flag over Chkalovsky, another town they recaptured from the Russians in the counterattack.
The commander of the Ukrainian army, General Valery Zaluzhny, said that Ukraine had liberated about 3 thousand square kilometers since the beginning of September, noting that the Ukrainian forces are now 50 kilometers from the border with Russia.
‘Thousands’ flee Kharkiv
A Russian official in a southern region bordering Ukraine said that thousands of people had crossed the border, coinciding with the announcement Kyiv They forced the Russian forces to retreat in the east of the country.
“Over the past day, thousands of people crossed the border. Most of them went to relatives in their own cars. Today, 1,342 people are being accommodated in 27 temporary centers in the region,” Belgorod region governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said in a video statement posted on social media.
Russian withdrawal
. represents Russian withdrawal The biggest field success of the Ukrainian forces since they thwarted a Russian attempt to seize the capital, Kyiv, at the start of the nearly 7-month-old war.
The Ukrainian attack in the Kharkiv region came as a surprise to Moscow, which moved many of its forces from the region to the south, awaiting the main Ukrainian counterattack there.
In an embarrassing attempt to save face, she said Russian Ministry of Defense The withdrawal of troops from Izyum and other areas of Kharkiv was aimed at strengthening Russian forces in the neighboring Donetsk region to the south.
This claim appears to be similar to the justification given by Russia for withdrawing its forces from the Kyiv region earlier this year when it failed to capture the capital.