Ukrainian commander admits his forces are on the back foot as Russia claims to have taken more villages
A woman looks at a building damaged by shelling in Vovchansk, Kharkiv. The town is under sustained attack from Russian forces.A woman looks at a building damaged by shelling in Vovchansk, Kharkiv. The town is under sustained attack from Russian forces.
However, the Institute for the Study of War, a US thinktank, said on Saturday that previous Russian claims to have captured four villages appeared to be accurate and described the recent gains as “tactically significant”. On Sunday, Russia claimed to have taken control of another five villages.The UK foreign secretary, David Cameron, told Sky News on Sunday that the Russian assault marked an “extremely dangerous” moment in the war.
Oleh Syniehubov, the governor of Kharkiv region, said Vovchansk was under “permanent” Russian fire on Sunday. He said about 4,000 people had been evacuated from areas newly under fire over the past two days but about 500 people remained in the town. “We call on residents to save their lives and leave the areas which are being shelled by the enemy,” he wrote on Telegram.Kharkiv is Ukraine’s second-largest city, with a population of more than 1 million.
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