Ukraine News: Kiev experiences withdrawal of particular person positions in Kharkiv area | EUROtoday

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AIn view of the latest Russian offensive within the jap Ukrainian area of Kharkiv, the Ukrainian military says it has needed to withdraw troopers from particular person positions there.

“As a result of combat and offensive actions of the enemy, our units carried out maneuvers in certain areas in the Lukyantsi and Vovchansk regions and moved to more advantageous positions in order to save the lives of our soldiers and avoid casualties,” the Ukrainian General Staff stated in Wednesday evening on Facebook. The message additionally stated: “The fighting continues.”

Meanwhile, the Ukrainian defenders within the small city of Vovchansk close to the border are additionally coming below rising strain. “The situation is extremely difficult,” explains native police chief Olexij Kharkivskyj on Facebook. Russian troops had taken up positions within the streets of the town. The combating is fierce.

Zelensky cancels state go to to Spain

On Tuesday, the navy administration stated small teams of Russian troopers have been attempting to enter the virtually utterly destroyed metropolis from the suburbs. The Ukrainian troops had withdrawn barely within the space to keep away from losses within the face of enemy fireplace and assaults. Russia started a brand new offensive within the Kharkiv area in northeastern Ukraine on Friday and stated it had already captured a number of villages.

In view of the brand new, severe state of affairs, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has canceled his go to to Spain deliberate for Friday. The go to to Portugal can be canceled. CNN Portugal and different media report that the state of affairs on the entrance was the rationale for the cancellation.

A spokesman for the Portuguese authorities gave no causes. The Spanish authorities says it can’t remark for safety causes. Zelensky was resulting from signal a bilateral safety settlement with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez throughout his go to to Madrid. A gathering with King Felipe was additionally deliberate.

Russia, which has been waging a warfare of aggression in opposition to neighboring Ukraine for greater than two years, started a brand new offensive on Kharkiv within the border area final week. As a end result, Russian troops additionally occupied a number of Ukrainian villages. For Ukraine, which is at present in a very tough state of affairs as a result of halting Western support, it’s now a matter of stopping the entrance from increasing.