Street fighting erupted in the center of Kharkiv against Russian troops, said on Sunday (27), the head of the Regional State Administration of Kharkiv, Oleh Synehubov. This is the second largest city in Ukraine.
Synehubov urged residents to stay in shelters and not go anywhere. Russian vehicles entered the city on Sunday, he added.
“Russian enemy vehicles advanced towards the city of Kharkiv. Including the central part of the city. Warning! Do not leave your shelters!” warned Governor Synyehubov in a Facebook post.
“The Armed Forces of Ukraine are eliminating the enemy. Civilians are asked not to take to the streets,” he concluded.
Kharkiv, with a population of about 1.4 million people, is less than 20 miles south of the Russian border and was attacked by Russian forces shortly after the invasion began on Thursday.
Ukrainian forces have managed to stop Russian troops from entering the city for the past three days, but Synehubov said that has changed now, with fighting taking place in the heart of the city.
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After months of military escalation and intemperance on the Ukrainian border, Russia attacked the Eastern European country. At dawn this Thursday (24), Russian forces began to bomb several regions of the country – follow the repercussion live on CNN.
Hours earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin authorized a “special military operation” in the Donbas region (eastern Ukraine, where the breakaway regions of Luhansk and Donetsk are located, which he recognized as independent).
What was seen in the following hours, however, was an attack on almost the entire Ukrainian territory, with explosions in several cities, including the capital Kiev.
According to Ukrainian officials, dozens of deaths have been confirmed in the armies of both countries.
In his speech before the attack, Putin justified the action by saying that Russia could not “tolerate threats from Ukraine”. Putin urged Ukrainian soldiers to “put down your weapons and go home”. The Russian leader further stated that he will not accept any kind of foreign interference.
This attack on the former Soviet neighbor threatens to destabilize Europe and involve the United States.
Source: CNN Brasil
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