- Ukraine has ordered the mandatory evacuation of villages and towns under its control to the northeast.
- Ukraine has also reported a bombing and shelling.
- Ukraine continues to counter-offensive, but says it is stopping Russian advancements in the region.
Ukrainian authorities announced that they were evacuating multiple towns within their control in the Kharkiv Region in the northeastern part of the country. They did this as a warning to Russia, who could take over the territory.
The Kupiansk City Military Administration In response to the recent shelling and security situation, authorities ordered the mandatory evacuation of villages and towns near the conflict zone on Thursday.
Nearly 12,000 civilians in 37 towns and villages of the Kupiansk District are being evacuated. The Associated Press has reported.
The next step is to This week, the Russian military claimedThe Russian military has made significant progress in the vicinity of Kupiansk.
Ukraine retaliated by saying that its forces “successfully” repelled Russia’s attacks in the country. BBC reported.
Ukraine has repeatedly reported Russian attacks on the area.
The Kharkiv Regional State administration head Telegram – What you need to knowOn Thursday, Russia shelled Kupiansk and damaged the Kupiansk City Council building with an FAB-250 guided aerial weapon. Two people were also injured in Kindrasivka by the shelling.
Hanna Maliar is the deputy minister of defense for Ukraine. SHelp on WednesdayThere is “a high intensity of fighting and enemy shelling” in this area.
BBC reported that Ukraine confirmed the death of a woman who was in the area when the shelling occurred on Thursday.
Kupiansk was taken over by Russia at the beginning of the war. However, it was later retaken six months after that, in September, as part of Ukraine’s counteroffensive.
Local residents The New York TimesThey were worried about another Russian occupation this week.
Liudmila Segonova, one resident, told the publication that “nobody could survive a second job.”
Sezonova said she stayed home for three full months the last time Russia controlled the city because she was worried she would be punished because of her loyalty to Ukraine.
She is worried that she, and others, will not be able protect themselves the same way in future.
She told the Times that she had been able to keep her head down for the first time. Now it’s clear who the players are and what their allegiances are.
Ukraine has evacuated civilians since the full-scale Russian invasion began in February 2020, trying to Move them away from conflict zones. The Ukrainian government claims that it did this to save life and to make fighting easier for its soldiers.
Ukraine has launched its long-awaited offensive against Russia, with a focus on the east and south rather than the northeast where Kupiansk lies.
It has made marginal gains. Ukrainian soldiers and politicians claim that the Strong defenses constructed by Russian forces have slowed down their progress.
Ukraine has also voiced concerns about delays with weapon deliveries by its allies. The Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zeleenskyy said CNNHe said last month he would have liked the counteroffensive “much earlier”, but he felt he couldn’t. Waiting for new weapons.
Ukraine has, overall, defended the speed of its counter-offensive. It has not deployed its best-trained forces yet and is preserving weapons and troopsAs it attempts to find weaknesses in an enemy with significantly greater resources.
