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THE Ukraine announced today that the troops defending the country’s second largest city, the Kharkiv, have repulsed Russian forces and advanced to the border with Russia.
Reuters could not verify the information through an independent img and it is unclear how many troops have reached the Russian border and at what point.
If this information is confirmed, it will mean that the Ukrainian counterattack is increasingly successful in repelling Russian forces. in the northeast of the country after the information that has come from the western military services that the military operation of Moscow in the region of Donbass it is stationary.
The Ukrainian Ministry of Defense said in a Facebook post that the 227th Battalion of the 127th Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces has reached the border with Russia, commenting: “Together in victory!”.
The governor of the Kharkiv region, Olekh Shinegupov, wrote on the social network Telegram that the soldiers of the 227th Battalion had relocated a sign on the border with Russia.
“We thank all those who, at the risk of their lives, liberate Ukraine from the Russian invaders,” he said.
Ukraine has had a number of successes since Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24 forcing Russian commanders to halt their offensive in the capital, Kyiv, before seizing rapid advantages around Kharkov.
Source: News Beast
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