Wednesday 15 February 2023

Russian army controls 20 communities in Kharkov Region

Russian army controls 20 communities in Kharkov Region

Russian army controls 20 communities in Kharkov Region




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About 20 communities in the Kharkov Region are under the control of Russian forces, the head of the military-civilian administration Vitaly Ganchev said on Wednesday.







"We know that about 20 communities are already under the control of our armed forces. In addition, there are some communities in the gray zone," he said on the Rossiya-24 TV channel.


Russian tank crews working in the Avdeevka direction are studying the weaknesses of NATO tanks that the West is going to transfer to Kyiv, a tanker of the First Slavic Brigade with the call sign "Garik" told RIA Novosti




He also stated that the rest of the communities that had been under the control of Russian forces earlier would be systematically liberated. Fierce hostilities are in progress on the engagement line. The Ukrainian army is constantly bringing in reserves.


On January 31, Ganchev told TASS that the situation in the Russian-controlled communities of the Kharkov Region was difficult, as they were constantly under fire.


On September 10, 2022, the Russian Defense Ministry announced the regrouping of troops stationed in the Balakleya and Izyum districts of the Kharkov Region in order to step up efforts in Donbass. The region’s military-civilian administration announced evacuation, including to the territory of Russia.








Ukraine’s military creating multilayered defenses in Krasny Liman area, says LPR



"In the Krasny Liman area, the enemy is erecting new fortifications and building multilayered defensive lines. Not only servicemen and military equipment but also civilian municipal enterprises from the city of Kharkov are being involved in the engineering work," he said.


The Ukrainian military is also using agricultural machinery of private farms in the engineering work, he added.


Russian Defense Ministry Spokesman Lieutenant-General Igor Konashenkov reported on February 14 that artillery, combat aircraft and heavy flamethrower systems of Russia’s battlegroup Center had eliminated as many as 100 Ukrainian personnel and a multiple launch rocket system in the Krasny Liman area in the past 24 hours.



Special operation, 14 February. Main:



▪️ The Russian Armed Forces are striking in the Kupyansk, Krasnolimansk, Yuzhno-Donetsk and Zaporozhye directions, the Ministry of Defense reported


▪️ Deliveries of military aircraft to Ukraine are not an urgent issue, but discussions are underway, NATO Secretary General said. The Pentagon chief said in turn that there were no announcements yet about the provision of fighter jets by Washington to Kyiv.


▪️ Kiev, with the support of the West, intends to accuse the Russian military of "radioactive contamination of large areas of Ukraine" as a result of their actions at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in 2022, the Russian humanitarian headquarters said


▪️ Germany will supply Kyiv with 2 IRIS-T air defense systems in the coming months, and will also begin production of ammunition for the Gepard ZSU transferred to Kyiv, the country's Ministry of Defense said






▪️ Kyiv will receive Leopard tanks in March, said the head of the Polish Ministry of Defense


An ambulance driver from Bashkiria with the call sign "Ramses" had a reservation from mobilization, but decided to join the army in order to fulfill his duty. Now he is participating in the assault on Avdiivka as part of the Pyatnashka brigade.





The United States is considering transferring confiscated weapons and ammunition to Ukraine that were smuggled to rebels in Yemen but were intercepted, writes the Wall Street Journal


▪️ Ukrainian troops are not going to give Artemovsk without a fight yet, Pushilin said. Fierce fighting is going on in the southeastern part of Vugledar, but there are successes, he added.


▪️ The United States notes the advance of Russian forces in the Artemovsk region in recent days, but believes that even its fall for Kyiv will not affect the outcome of the situation in Ukraine, the White House said.


All the settlements of the Kharkiv region, which were under the control of Russia until September, will now be systematically released, the head of the regional administration said




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