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The local counteroffensive continues to show positives after Ukrainian forces seized nearly 100 square kilometers that were under Russian command. The Kremlin refused to answer queries regarding the situation in Kharkiv and referred them to the Defense Ministry. Dozens of civilians have begun to be evacuated as a result of the war escalation that this September 9 recorded the impact of missiles in the region.
Ukraine has achieved a “substantial victory”, as cataloged by Russian television itself, including ‘Rossiya 24’, in recent days after launching a counteroffensive in the east of the territory. As it slowly seeks to advance further south, the Kharkiv region has been the scene of back-to-back local victories to retake miles captured by Moscow’s forces.
These Ukrainian advances in Kharkiv are the first that Russian media hastily admitted since the withdrawal from kyiv in March.
As detailed by President Volodimir Zelenski, 20 towns were liberated in what is equivalent to more than 1,000 square kilometers, as happened in Kherson the previous week. The president published a video of Ukrainian soldiers raising the flag in the city of Balakliia, as a sign of victory.
Western military analysts have noted that this advance occurs near the main railway that Moscow has relied on to supply its forces in the east, putting thousands of Russian soldiers at risk of isolation. Along this route, it transports tons of ammunition and missiles for the gradual conquest of towns.
Although the Russian government has not admitted any defeat, the Kremlin declined to comment on the fighting in Kharkiv and referred any questions to the Defense Ministry.
Russia launches offensive against the Ukrainian outpost in Kharkiv
In response, this Friday, September 9, bombings were recorded in the center of the region that left ten people injured, including three children, according to Governor Oleh Synehubov.
The rockets hit a children’s arts center, a school and residences, Mayor Ihor Terekhov added on Telegram.
Ukraine’s presidential chief of staff, Andriy Yermak, called this aggression “revenge” for recent successes on the battlefield. “For every success of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, for every victory, the Russians respond with attacks on innocent people,” he posted on Telegram.
Meanwhile, the military portfolio also released a video where reinforcements are seen embarking to go to disputed places such as Kupiansk and Izium.
Certain residential areas are being evacuated in Kharkiv due to the Ukrainian counter-offensive, especially in Kupiansk, said Maxim Gubin, head of the district’s Military-Civil Administration.
In conversation with Russian state television, he stated that the fighters “hold their positions.”
A senior official close to Zelensky has admitted that there is also crossfire in the south, but clarified that progress there is not as significant. However, he stressed that attacking on both fronts laid bare Russia’s defensive line in the east.
With EFE and Reuters
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