KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian forces have secured “combat control” of areas where Russian troops entered the northeastern Kharkiv region earlier this month, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.

Meanwhile, two people were killed Saturday in an aerial attack on the city of Kharkiv, which is the region’s capital, according to local officials.

Kharkiv is about 20 kilometers (12 miles) from the Russian border. Moscow’s troops have in recent weeks captured villages in the area as part of a broad push, and analysts say they may be trying to get within artillery range of the city. Ukrainian authorities have evacuated more than 11,000 people from the region since the start of the offensive on May 10.

“Our soldiers have now managed to take combat control of the border area where the Russian occupiers entered,” Zelenskyy said in his nightly video address on Friday evening.

Zelenskyy’s comments appeared to be at odds with those made by Russian officials.

  • deft@lemmy.wtf
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    4 months ago

    Ukraine is winning

    If you saw a bar fight, one dude was 6’2", 225 and everyone thought he was a monster but he’s being battered around by someone half his size you wouldn’t say the big guy is winning and certainly wouldn’t say the little guy is losing.

    Russia takes more losses than Ukraine. Russia just has more fuel to burn.