KYIV – Hundreds of people were evacuated from areas near the Russian border in Ukraine's Kharkiv region, its governor said on Saturday, a day after Moscow launched a surprise ground offensive.
KYIV – Hundreds of people were evacuated from areas near the Russian border in Ukraine 's Kharkiv region, its governor said on Saturday, a day after Moscow launched a surprise ground offensive.Russian forces made small advances in the area it was pushed back from nearly two years ago, the latest in a series of gains as Ukrainian forces find themselves outgunned and outmanned.'A total of 1,775 people have been evacuated,' Kharkiv Gov. Oleg Synegubov wrote on social media.
Ukrainian forces have multiplied attacks inside Russia and Russian-held areas of Ukraine, particularly on energy infrastructure.On Saturday, Moscow-installed authorities in the Russian-occupied Luhansk region in eastern Ukraine said at least three people were killed by a Ukrainian strike with US-made missiles on an oil depot.Luhansk Gov. Leonid Pasechnik said the strike 'enveloped the oil depot in fire and damaged surrounding homes.
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