Russia claims to have captured villages in offensive on Ukraine’s Kharkiv region | ABC News
Russia says its forces have captured five Villages near the northeastern Ukrainian city of HEV since sending troops over the border on Friday Russian Artillery mortar and aerial bombardments have hit more than 30 different towns and villages in the last 24 hours killing at least three people ke has denied moscow’s claims and says while fighting is continuing the situation is under control there not the situation in those directions is fully under control the enemy didn’t give us any surprises they were stopped by the fire of our combat brigades stationed in these directions protecting our territory meanwhile Ukraine’s Minister of Justice has announced plans to allow prisoners to volunteer for the Army which he says could provide up to 20,000 recruits the move comes after Ukraine passed legislation this week to mobilize more fighters to counter Russia’s advantage in Manpower it mirrors a similar scheme in Russia where prisoners were recruited to fight for the Vagner paramilitary group
Russian forces claim to have captured five villages in their advances towards Kharkiv near Ukraine’s north-eastern border. Kyiv has rejected Moscow’s claims and maintained that the situation is under control.
Subscribe: http://ab.co/1svxLVE
Read more here: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-05-12/fierce-fighting-rages-in-ukraine-s-kharkiv-region-as-russia-tout/103835558
ABC News provides around the clock coverage of news events as they break in Australia and abroad. It’s news when you want it, from Australia’s most trusted news organisation.
For more from ABC News, click here: https://ab.co/2kxYCZY
Watch more ABC News content ad-free on ABC iview: https://ab.co/2OB7Mk1
Go deeper on our ABC News In-depth channel: https://ab.co/2lNeBn2
Like ABC News on Facebook: http://facebook.com/abcnews.au
Follow ABC News on Instagram: http://instagram.com/abcnews_au
Follow ABC News on X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/abcnews
Note: In most cases, our captions are auto-generated.
#ABCNews #ABCNewsAustralia