Russia has lost the battle to take control of Ukraine’s second-largest city Kharkiv after weeks of attacks, according to reports.
Russian troops were forced to withdraw on Saturday following weeks of bombardment and a failed effort to encircle the city.
Ukraine’s general staff said the Russians were pulling back from the northeastern city and focusing on guarding supply routes.
The news comes as Kyiv and Moscow’s forces are engaged in a grinding battle for the country’s eastern industrial heartland.Russian forces will instead focus on launching mortar, artillery, and airstrikes in the eastern Donetsk province in order to “deplete Ukrainian forces and destroy fortifications.”The Institute for the Study of War, a Washington-based think tank, said Ukraine “appears to have won the Battle of Kharkiv.”It said, “Ukrainian forces prevented Russian troops from encircling, let alone seizing Kharkiv, and then expelled them from around the city.”It means Ukrainian artillery can now threaten the town of […]
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