KYIV: Ukrainian prosecutors stated they have been investigating assaults on civilians in two cities within the northeastern area of Kharkiv and President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported successes by troops combating a recent Russian assault there on Saturday (Could 18)
Zelenskiy stated in his nightly video handle, that Ukrainian forces had grown in confidence, significantly within the Kharkiv area.
Nevertheless, Russia’s defence ministry stated its forces captured the village of Starytsia within the Kharkiv area on Saturday, eight days after a brand new Russian push within the space started.
“The occupier is shedding its infantry and gear, a tangible loss, despite the fact that, simply as in 2022, it was relying on a fast advance on our land,” Zelenskiy stated, referring to Russia’s preliminary invasion of Ukraine in February of that yr.