Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy mentioned Ukraine was ready for the assault, assembly the enemy with troops, brigades and artillery. But he cautioned that Russia would possibly ship extra troops to assist the continued assault.
“Russia has begun a brand new wave of counteroffensive actions on this path,” Zelenskyy mentioned at a information convention in Kyiv. “Now there’s a fierce battle on this path.”
The attainable purpose of the offensive is creation of a “buffer zone” alongside the border, Reuters reported a senior Ukrainian navy supply as saying.
During the last month, Russia has been growing its navy actions round Kharkiv, exploiting restricted Ukrainian air defenses to conduct bombing operations in and across the metropolis.
Positioned roughly 30 kilometers south of the Russian border, Kharkiv strongly resisted the preliminary invasion within the spring of 2022. A swift Ukrainian counteroffensive in September of the identical yr pushed again Moscow’s forces again far sufficient to permit many civilians to return.
