#russianoffensive

“A very significant result is that the Russian army failed.” ~ Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelensky 🇺🇦👏💙💛🙏🇺🇦

#Repost @kyivindependent_official with @use.repost . . . Russian troops failed their Kharkiv Oblast offensive, President Volodymyr Zelensky said in his evening address on June 8 after meeting with Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi.

Moscow launched a new offensive on May 10 in Kharkiv Oblast, where it reportedly managed to advance as far as 10 kilometers (6 miles) before Ukraine halted the advance near the first line of defense.

“A very significant result is that the Russian army failed. The direction is strengthened. And it will be strengthened more,” Zelensky said.

Russia has reduced offensive operations in northeastern Kharkiv Oblast despite eyeing a further advance, Governor Oleh Syniehubov said earlier in the day.

Ukrainian troops are restraining Russian forces “as much as possible” and destroying their units, according to Zelensky.

Since launching a new offensive, Russia reportedly controls a handful of villages on two separate axes in Kharkiv Oblast, one near the town of Vovchansk and the other near Lyptsi village.

Ukrainian forces control “most of Vovchansk” as of June 8, Nazar Voloshyn, the spokesperson of the Khortytsia group of forces, said on national television. The town is described by Ukrainian officials as almost destroyed, while Russia keeps attacking other neighboring settlements, inflicting civilian casualties.

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In the midst of severe challenges Ukraine is currently facing in Kharkiv Oblast, the 47th Mechanized Brigade of Ukraine has reported that Ukrainian forces shot down a Russian Ka-52 Alligator attack helicopter, which has an estimated price tag of $16 million, on May 13 in an unspecified location. 🇺🇦💙💛🇺🇦

#Repost @kyivindependent_official with @use.repost . . . At least 5,900 people have been evacuated from Kharkiv Oblast since Russian forces launched a new offensive in the region, Governor Oleh Syniehubov said during a press briefing in Kharkiv.

Meanwhile, Russian forces have “partially succeeded” near the village of Lukiantsi in Kharkiv Oblast as its offensive in the region continues, Ukraine’s General Staff reported on May 13.

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Photo: Francis Farrell/The Kyiv Independent