Ukrainian forces have full control of Kharkiv, the regional governor says, after fighting Russian troops in the streets of the country's second largest city ...
“They wanted to use Kharkiv as some sort of a rear base, and from there maybe head south towards here Dnipro, which is a city that the Russians would like to take,” she added. “What we know now is that Russia is entering the city in small groups, on lighter military vehicles, and they are destroyed by the Ukrainian military. “Control over Kharkiv is completely ours!
Kharkiv's governor, Oleh Synyehubov, said Ukrainian soldiers were “cleaning up” the eastern city. He said Russian soldiers were surrendering in groups of five ...
Three bridges in the area have been reportedly blown up by Ukrainian forces to slow down Russian advances. An oil terminal was set ablaze in Vasylkiv, nearly 40km south-west of Kyiv. The blast sent huge flames and billowing black smoke into the night sky, social media showed. “This all happened outside my fucking house,” one local said, surveying the debris, according to a clip posted by the Ukrainian journalist Illia Ponomarenko. Ukrainians are still in control, volunteers are working, the mayor is in charge, and we are fighting back,” he said at 11am local time. Volodymyrovich said he was hiding in a basement with 30 others, mostly women, children and elderly people. There were images of a destroyed Russian column and a skirmish in the south-east of the city. Our army is still in the city. The attempted Russian operation to seize Kharkiv followed a night of heavy bombardment. Artem Volodymyrovich, a 31-year-old English teacher, said Russian units had advanced from the north. They arrived in the northern suburbs at 8am, he said. The Russian enemy is absolutely demoralised.” Kharkiv’s governor, Oleh Synyehubov, said Ukrainian soldiers were “cleaning up” the eastern city.
Kyiv/Moscow, Feb 27 (EFE).- Russian troops on Sunday entered Kharkiv, while the Ukrainian army said it had stopped Moscow's forces from marching into the ...
But the reality is different. “Ukraine resists (…) they believed that they could take over Ukraine in four, twelve, sixteen hours at the most, they were convinced. And the practical result – here it is, SWIFT (…) Disconnecting from global financial civilization,” he said.
The commander of Ukrainian forces in Kharkiv, Oleg Synegubov, has claimed that dozens of Russian troops have surrendered amid continued fighting in the city ...
Despite the fact that the Russians are sending their sabotage groups and they shell critical infrastructure, we have defended all our cities.” Earlier Sunday, Vadym Denysenko, adviser to the Ukrainian Interior Minister, said that Russian forces had tried "to break into our cities. But the city of Kyiv, the city of Chernihiv, the city of Mariupol, the city of Kharkiv, are completely under Ukrainian control.
The body is of a Russian soldier who tried to break through the Ukrainian lines outside of the city of Kharkiv yesterday and failed. Shortly afterward Tyler ...
When I get down there I check my phone and there are reports of Russian soldiers in the middle of the city. We spent most of the day on Sunday in the lobby, devising a new threat assessment method based on the duration and volume of shelling outside. Silence was relaxing — boots off, naps on the couch, perhaps a trip back up to the rooms on upper floors for a shower or change of clothes. Louder shelling meant body armor on and debate over whether or not to go to the car park, hoping that by the time you had finished discussing the shelling would stop. It seems to me that the guests at my hotel have spent more time in the underground car park than they have in the plush rooms above, mistaking the sound of slamming doors for shells and the sound of shells for slamming doors. Eventually I walked over to reception to get new key cards for the room that I have only visited twice in the past day. This is not a particularly comprehensive account of the past two days. I know from my research, before the hotel turned off the internet for safety reasons, that Russian troops have been commanded to resume their offensive, that a huge column of tanks is moving from Belgorod towards the border near Kharkiv. The body is of a Russian soldier who tried to break through the Ukrainian lines outside of the city of Kharkiv yesterday and failed. I have never pet a hairless cat before so I rub him gently behind the ear and he leans into it and smiles just like my cat does. On Friday an IT specialist taught me to appreciate the beauty of Kharkiv’s architecture. They have been instructed to destroy roads and burn forests and shoot at tires in order to make the Russian advance as miserable as it possibly can be.
Ukrainian forces battled Russian troops on the streets of Kharkiv after they entered Ukraine's second-largest city on Sunday, according to local officials ...
Other videos on social media showed gunfire erupting in the streets of Kharkiv and Ukrainian soldiers inspecting Russian light utility vehicles damaged by shelling and abandoned by Russian troops on a street. We ask civilians not to go out." "Do not leave shelters!
Ukraine maintained control of its second-largest city -- Kharkiv -- on Sunday after hours of heavy fighting with Russian forces, local leaders announced.
We want to end the war. An explosion early Sunday appeared to target an oil depot just outside Kyiv in Vasilikov, creating a large fire. Posting on his Telegram channel, Synyehubov warned Ukrainians in the city to stay indoors because lingering Russian fighters might open fire. "Of course we want peace and want to meet. The city is home to about 1.5 million mostly Russian-speaking residents. Kharkiv oblast Gov. Oleg Synyehubov announced on social media that Russian troops and saboteurs who had attacked the northeastern city surrendered.
Russian troops faced fierce resistance in Ukraine, while Western responses against Moscow mounted and Putin put nuclear forces on alert.
You may cancel your subscription at anytime by calling Customer Service. Ukrainian servicemen took cover in a shelter at Vasylkiv airbase, outside Ukraine’s capital of Kyiv. Ukrainian servicemen took cover in a shelter at Vasylkiv airbase, outside Ukraine’s capital of Kyiv.