In the eastern Ukrainian region of Donetsk, Russian forces are apparently threatened with encirclement by the Ukrainian army. Russian war reporters reported successful Ukrainian advances northeast and east of the small town of Lyman on Wednesday. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Wednesday, however, that fighting must continue at least until the entire Donetsk region is conquered.
Should the Torske settlement be recaptured, the Russians threaten to cut off the routes from Lyman to Kreminna and Swatowe in the Luhansk region. The roads are already under fire from Ukraine.
Ukrainian advance also in the Kharkov . region
According to Ukrainian sources, at least one other place on the east side of the Oskil River near the city of Kupyansk in the Kharkiv region has been recaptured with Kivscharivka.
The units advanced slowly on at least two axes east of the line of the Oskil and Siverskyi Donets rivers, the British Ministry of Defense had previously reported.
However, Russia is also defending itself more strongly than before. According to the British, this could be because the Ukrainian advance now also threatens parts of the Luhansk region, where Moscow is holding a mock referendum on its union with Russia.
No electricity in more than 18,000 households
Kharkiv itself, Ukraine’s second-largest city, was again shelled by Russian missiles on Wednesday evening, according to Ukrainian sources. Regional Governor Oleg Synegubow announced that more than 18,000 households have lost electricity due to strikes at a transformer substation.
Multiple explosions
Journalists from the AFP news agency in Kharkiv reported on several explosions and observed firefighting operations at a marshalling yard that was hit by at least two missiles. No injuries were reported in the attacks, according to initial reports.
Heavy fighting also in the Kherson region
Russia is also trying to advance further into the Donbass in eastern Ukraine near the town of Bakhmut, while Russian forces in the north and south are under significant pressure, London said. This is probably due to political pressure, because the troops deployed there could otherwise reinforce other flanks. The Kherson region to the south is also still heavily contested.
Source: Krone
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