KYIV — Russia pressed its ground assault into the north of Ukraine's Kharkiv region on Monday (May 13), attacking new areas with small groups to try to widen the front and stretch Ukrainian forces, the regional governor said.
A police officer helps a local resident during an evacuation to Kharkiv due to Russian shelling, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in the town of Vovchansk in Kharkiv region, Ukraine May 13, 2024.KYIV — Russia pressed its ground assault into the north of Ukraine's Kharkiv region on Monday , attacking new areas with small groups to try to widen the front and stretch Ukrainian forces, the regional governor said.
Kyiv's troops are managing to defend all of the approaches to Vovchansk, he said, but Moscow's forces are trying to establish themselves at a meat plant on the outskirts of the town, according to the settlement's military administration. "Some Vovchansk neighbourhoods are not easy to get to due to constant shelling," Stetsyna told Reuters. "However, the situation is stable and under the control, we are evacuating people, it is fine."
The Ukrainian military, in its evening readout, said it "had pushed the enemy back" from the northern outskirts of the town. It added it had "tactical successes" in several areas and was restoring its old positions. Drapatyi previously led the liberation of the southern Kherson region in November 2022 before serving as deputy head of the General Staff.
Kyiv's forces are managing to hold Moscow's troops back but there is a real risk of the fighting spreading to new settlements, Syniehubov said.
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