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Russia sends reinforcements to Kharkiv as Ukrainians advance on strategically important areas

2022-09-10T12:07:49.867Z


Russia is reinforcing besieged military units in Kharkiv as it works to counter a Ukrainian advance. Zelensky celebrates the recovery of 30 villages 0:41 (CNN) -- Russia is reinforcing besieged military units in Kharkiv as it struggles to counter a Ukrainian advance that has brought Kyiv troops to the edge of two key cities in the region. Ukrainian forces have reached the western outskirts of Kupiansk and have also struck south towards Izium after advancing more than 50 kilometers (31 miles) in


Zelensky celebrates the recovery of 30 villages 0:41

(CNN) --

Russia is reinforcing besieged military units in Kharkiv as it struggles to counter a Ukrainian advance that has brought Kyiv troops to the edge of two key cities in the region.

Ukrainian forces have reached the western outskirts of Kupiansk and have also struck south towards Izium after advancing more than 50 kilometers (31 miles) into Russian-held territory since earlier this week.

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The lightning advance has set the stage for what appears to be an imminent confrontation over the two key areas, considered strategically important by both sides.

Russia is currently using Kupiansk as a rail hub to resupply its forces and Izium as a launch pad for attacks south into the Donetsk region.

Russian military vehicles head for Kharkiv on September 9.

Video footage taken by a Russian military journalist, Yevgeniy Poddubny, shows Russian helicopters arriving in the region and at least one unloading an armored vehicle.

Poddubny reported that the Russian military headquarters was using Mi-26 helicopters to reinforce units in Kharkiv with men and armored vehicles, redeploying reserve troops in both Kupiansk and Izium.

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"Helicopters are arriving at landing points along the line of contact... Reinforcements will help stop any further advance of the Kyiv regime," Poddubny said.

A military truck abandoned by Russian forces in the village of Grakove in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on September 9.

In a later report, he said that Kupiansk had come under artillery fire from the Ukrainian armed forces and that a bridge across the Oskil River in the city had been badly damaged.

"Our reserves are reaching the front line," Poddubny said.

"The defense of Kupiansk continues."

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Meanwhile, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Friday that his troops had "liberated and taken control of more than 30 settlements in the Kharkiv region."

"Measures are being taken to control and secure the territory in some villages in the region, we are gradually taking control of new settlements, we are returning the Ukrainian flag and protection for all our people everywhere," Zelensky said in his daily address. .

scenes of destruction

Advancing Ukrainian troops have reported scenes of destruction as they retake areas from Russian control.

The head of the military administration of the Kharkiv region, Oleh Syniehubov, said he had toured recently liberated areas where the Russians had "left broken infrastructure and houses, many trophies and heaps of garbage", and posted photos of the scenes on Telegram.

Ammunition boxes near a shell-damaged house in the town of Hrakove, recently liberated by Ukrainian forces, on September 9.

"People, without exaggeration, welcomed our soldiers with tears in their eyes," Syniehubov said.

"The residents, of course, need help. Most of the villages do not have electricity or gas. In the near future, we will restore them and bring humanitarian aid."

He said that the chief of a liberated village had been detained on suspicion of collaborating with the Russian occupation forces and warned any other collaborators that "no traitor will escape responsibility".

drop in morale

Ukraine says some Russian troops are now deserting due to "significant losses" they have suffered.

The General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces said on Friday that there had been at least 15 defections.

The soldiers abandoned their uniforms and wore civilian clothes in an effort to remain inconspicuous as they tried to return to Russian territory, he said.

Firefighters work at the site of a residential building hit by a Russian military attack in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on September 6.

The last week has seen the most ambitious ground attacks by the Ukrainians since Russia launched its invasion.

Video and satellite images that have been geolocated by CNN show that those advances have involved sustained attacks on command posts, ammunition depots and fuel reserves far behind the front lines.

A senior US official said Ukrainian forces had achieved some success attacking Russian supply lines, with the intention of cutting off and isolating Russian troops west of the Dnipro River.

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Source: cnnespanol

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