5/13/2024–|Last updated: 5/13/202411:06 AM (Mecca time)
I agreed Ukraine Today, Monday, the progress achieved by Russian forces in the area Kharkiv Ukrainian forces, while Moscow announced that its defenses destroyed 16 missiles and 31 drones launched by Ukraine on Russian territory overnight.
Early this morning, the Ukrainian army acknowledged “tactical successes” achieved by Russia in the Kharkiv region in the northeast of the country. The Ukrainian General Staff said in a statement on Facebook: “The enemy is currently witnessing tactical successes, and battles are continuing in the border city of Vovchansk.”
Agence France-Presse quoted eyewitnesses as saying that people were evacuated near Vovchansk on Sunday, most of them elderly people. “We were not ready to leave,” Lyuda Zelenskaya, 72, said. Lyuba Konovalova, 70, recalled the “terrifying night” that preceded their evacuation.
Oleksiy Kharkovsky, a policeman from Vovchansk, who is helping to evacuate residents, said: “Several people died in the bombings the day before yesterday, Saturday, and the city is under constant artillery and mortar fire. The enemies are attacking with everything they have.”
He stated that about 1,500 people had been evacuated since last Friday from this city, “which was subjected to 32 attacks with marches during the past 24 hours.”
As of yesterday, Sunday, there were still about 500 people, according to the governor of the Kharkiv region, Oleg Sinigubov, who said: “All areas of the northern border are exposed to enemy fire almost 24 hours a day. The situation is difficult.”
For his part, the Ukrainian President said: Volodymyr Zelensky “Defensive battles and heavy fighting continue on a large part of our borders, and the idea behind the attacks in the Kharkiv region is to exhaust our forces and undermine morale.” He added, “All areas on the regional border with Russia have become under enemy fire almost around the clock.”
The Supreme Commander of the Ukrainian Army, Oleksandr Sersky, wrote on social media that his army’s defenses were holding up, but acknowledged that the situation in the Kharkiv region had “deteriorated significantly.” Adding that although the situation is “complicated,” his forces were able to repel further Russian advances.
For weeks, Ukrainian officials have warned that Moscow may try to attack its northeastern border regions, increasing its advantage at a time when Ukraine is suffering from Western aid delays and manpower shortages.
Russian side
On the other hand, a statement by the Russian Ministry of Defense said: “Units of the Northern Group of Forces advanced deep into the enemy’s defenses and liberated the towns of Gatischchi, Krasnoye, Morokhovets, and Olennikovo, in the Kharkiv region.”
The Russian Ministry of Defense wrote on the Telegram application today saying that 12 guided missiles had been destroyed over the Belgorod region on the border with Ukraine. Adding that it also destroyed 4 guided missiles, 7 drones over the Crimean Peninsula, 8 drones over the Kursk region, and intercepted 4 drones over the Lipetsk region.
With the advance of Russian forces into the Ukrainian border lands, the Russian President conducted… Vladimir Putin A sudden cabinet reshuffle took place yesterday evening, Sunday, and dismissed his Defense Minister, Sergei Shoigu, after more than two years of fighting in Ukraine, without a clear end to the conflict in sight.
It is expected that Putin’s announcement to dismiss Shoigu from the position of Defense Minister will be approved by the Russian Parliament on Tuesday. His replacement, Andrei Belousov, has no military background and was one of Putin’s most famous figures.