Russia's subject said Wednesday that its forces took power of a colony successful Ukraine's northeastern Kharkiv portion arsenic they proceed to beforehand toward the west.
The Defense Ministry said successful a connection that Russian soldiers seized the colony of Zapadne connected the occidental slope of the Oskil River, which utilized to signifier the beforehand enactment betwixt the Ukrainian and Russian armies.
Russia established a bridgehead connected the occidental slope of the stream earlier this year. Zapadne is located astir 4 kilometers (2.5 miles) westbound of the river, marking a important gain.
Russian forces are advancing successful the Kharkiv portion to the northbound of the municipality of Kupiansk, which was 1 of the cardinal locations Ukraine recaptured successful its 2022 offensive.
The portion is nether changeless shelling with 10 civilians wounded successful the past 24 hours according to Kharkiv portion Governor Oleh Syniehubov.
Zapadne's seizure comes arsenic Russian troops are besides adjacent to taking the large hub of Pokrovsk successful the eastbound Donetsk region, with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky saying Tuesday that "in the east, we person a hard situation."
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