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Russians having ‘tactical success’ in advance on Kharkiv, Ukraine says
Kyiv replaces commander overseeing north-eastern Kharkiv frontline in effort to turn the tide as fighting continuesMon 13 May 2024 13.16 BST
Russian forces continued their advance on Ukraine’s northern Kharkiv region on Monday, achieving “tactical success”, Kyiv said, as fears grow that Moscow will achieve its biggest breakthrough since the early days of the war.
Some of the fiercest fighting is being conducted on the outskirts of the Ukrainian town of Vovchansk, which before the war had a population of 17,000. Ukrainian and Russian reports have confirmed that Russian troops have advanced into the outskirts of the town, where gunfire has been reported in industrial areas.
“At the moment, the enemy has tactical success” in the fight for Vovchansk, Ukraine’s general staff admitted in a statement on social media in the early hours of Monday.
Ukraine’s general staff said there was also fighting around settlements south of the Pylna settlement. “Our defenders conduct defensive actions [to] inflict damage on the enemy,” it said.
