Ukraine war: What is happening in Kharkiv? | BBC News

Russia says it’s captured another four villages in the HEV region in eastern Ukraine an area where Russian troops had been pushed back nearly two years ago it means that since they launched their surprise offensive two days ago they’ve taken nine Villages Russian officials say as of today these four Villages are now under Russian control they claim to have also taken these Villages since Friday Ukraine insists its forces are managing to hold back further Russian advances keev has been expecting a Russian summer offensive for some time including a possible attempt to capture har keev Ukraine’s Second City today there have also been strikes on the Russian side of the Border in belgorod with Russian military saying a Ukrainian air strike destroyed a section of a 10-story apartment block with the latest on the conflict our defense correspondent Jonathan Beal reports from the Border Town of V Chans the road to Russia just a few miles from the border and proof the Russians are back in the kiv region again the town of vchan was liberated in a surprise Ukrainian offensive less than two years ago now it’s at risk of falling back into Russian hands Alexi a local policeman is once again telling the population to leave he says it’s better than dying the shelling is constant and chaotic and it’s all over the to we quickly move on at the sound of a Russian drone this is all that’s left of sir’s home the familiar Russian tactic of reducing towns to Rubble but Siri says he can’t leave he needs to look after his goats now his only worldly possession you can still hear the artillery battle going on it was more intense yesterday this Devastation one man’s house was created by a Russian Glide bomb and that’s the sound of a jet somewhere [Music] [Music] Ukraine’s outgunned and outnumbered and Russia’s using aerial Glide bombs to devastating [Music] effect Alexi simply says look at what’s happening for some it’s made the decision to flee unavoidable though it still heartbreaking for Alexander this was the home he grew up in he doesn’t know if he’ll ever return Ukrainian officials insist they were ready not everyone agrees this Drone footage appears to show Russian troops crossing the border unopposed maximum to I be in front line for something you’ve already fought for before in 2022 same again same again you’re angry very angry Dennis a Ukrainian reconnaissance Commander helped push back the Russians in 2022 now he’s having to fight for the same territory again there was no first line of defense we saw it the Russians just walked in where were the minefields they just walked in Ukraine says it’s repelling this attack with reinforce ments but Russia’s been probing the entire 800m front and in haiv it’s exposed the weakness Jonathan Beal BBC News vens

Russian forces have, in recent days, made small but significant gains right along the border in the Kharkiv region.

Their advances are only a few miles deep but have swallowed up around 100km (62 miles) of Ukrainian territory. In the more heavily defended east of Ukraine, it’s taken Russia months to achieve the same.

Russia claims its forces have now entered the border town of Vovchansk, which Ukraine disputes.

Ukraine’s military chief has said its forces are doing all they can to hold the line in Kharkiv but they are facing a “difficult situation”.

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42 comments

  5. Russia wants their buffer zone back. Zelensky should sign a peace deal. Eastern Ukraine 🇺🇦 is totally Russian people. Zelensky is a comedian scamming billions from Western tax-payers.

  7. 😮😮Kharkiv and the region are inhabited by 85% of the Russian population and are currently under the occupation of the Azov Kraken… the people can't wait for the Russians to free them…

  14. They got manipulated and forced into a war that's taking everything from them. Their land gone and everything else destroyed. Forget about Russia, but how is this good for Ukrainian people??????????????

  15. They got manipulated and forced into a war that's taking everything from them. Their land gone and everything else destroyed. Forget about Russia, but how is this good for Ukrainian people??????????????

  27. This is so predictable. Having spent two years grinding the Ukrainians down, Russia is now attempting to establish a firm hold on the territories it actually wants to control in the long term.

  29. Russian surprise offensive while in the same sentence saying Ukraine has been expecting an offensive , can’t help,yourselves right? We have stopped buying the lies about the Ukraine war. As shown in comments , more people have stopped believing the lies

  42. WWII showed: for long and large scale war, quantity > quality. The past Germans and the west now, focus on quality. They achieved, but the weapons are too expensive and hard to be repaired. They turn to be insufficient to fulfill the huge demand in big wars. On the other hand, see the Russians' ammunition mass production and the Chinese' components, chips, sensors, vehicles mass production. Let Ukraine stop, they don't have any chance.

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