Ukrainian forces repulsed Russian troops and regained control of part of Russia’s border in the northeastern Kharkiv region, Ukrainian authorities announced Monday.
Four people have been killed in missile strikes in the past 24 hours, including two in shelling at a hospital in Severodonetsk, Lugansk region (east), and two in Mykolaiv (south), according to Ukrainian authorities.
The 227at battalion of 127at the territorial defense brigade of the Kharkiv Armed Forces expelled the Russians and settled on the bordersaid the ministry on its Facebook page, which posted a video of armed soldiers in front of a border pole painted yellow and blue, the colors of the Ukrainian flag, and with a trident, the coat of arms of Ukraine .
We are proud of our soldiers who restored the border sign. We appreciate all those who, at the risk of their lives, liberate Ukraine from Russian occupiersfor his part, wrote in the Telegram the governor of the Kharkiv region, Oleg Sinegoubov.
Ukrainian presidential adviser Oleksiï Arestovich for his part confirmed on Sunday night that the Russians were moving troops from the Kharkiv region to Lugansk, in Donbass, with the aim of capturing the city of Severodonetsk.
To achieve an analogy of victory, the enemy focused on two goals: either advancing towards the borders of the Lugansk region [dont une partie est contrôlée depuis 2014 par les séparatistes prorusses]or take Severodonetskthe current capital of the region under the control of kyiv, said the governor of the Lugansk region, Sergey Gaidai, in a video on the Telegram.
The governor reported Sunday’s bombing at a hospital in Severodonetsk that left two dead and nine injured.
The city of Mykolaiv was the target of a series of missile strikes that killed two, according to an update by the Ukrainian presidency published on Monday morning.
In Lviv, in western Ukraine, Deputy Mayor Andriï Moskalenko reported the consequences of a Russian cyberattack on May 13, which gave way to several city files stolen and posted on enemy Telegram channels.
Source: Radio-Canada