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Russian forces flee lightning Ukrainian offensive

KYIV: Thousands of Russian troops have retreated in the face of a lightning Ukrainian offensive in the Kharkiv region that threatens to derail the Kremlin’s bid to cement control of Ukraine’s east.

Bangkok Post

Ukraine’s rapid advances ‘creating fissures’ for Russian forces

Kyiv troops make major battlefield gains in northeastern Kharkiv region in recent days, driving deep into Russian lines.

Al Jazeera

Successful Ukrainian offensive in Kharkiv has ‘taken Russia by surprise’, says UK

Ukrainian troops have advanced 50km (31 miles) along a narrow front line and have retaken or surrounded several towns

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Ukrainian counter-offensive in north-east inflicts a defeat on Moscow

Russian army pulls back thousands of troops and Kyiv takes control of vital town of Izium

The Guardian - UK

Ukrainian forces break through Russia's front lines in the east and retake key towns

Ukrainian officials claim to have taken Izium, Balakliya and Kupiansk — all of which have been controlled by Russian forces for months.

WEKU

‘Explosions Everywhere’ as Ukraine Forces Recapture Village

Electric pylons toppled, cables strewn across the ground; gutted houses and roads dotted with craters -- the village of Grakove in eastern Ukraine bears the scars of Ukraine's bitter counter-offensive. "It was frightening," said 61-year-old Anatoli Vasiliev, recalling this week's battle when Ukrainian troops recaptured Grakove from the Russians. "There…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Captured 'Russian general' shown bloodied and handcuffed in fresh blow to Vladimir Putin

Footage circulating online shows a bloodied soldier with a resemblance to Colonel General Andrei Sychevoi, a top Russian general believed to have been captured in a counteroffensive operation in Kharkiv

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Ukraine breaks through front line in east, nearing key town

Western defense officials and analysts say Ukrainian forces have punched through Russian front lines south of the country’s second-largest city, taking thousands of square miles of territory and threatening to cut off Russian supply lines

The Independent UK

Ukraine-Russia war: residents of Russian-controlled Kharkiv told to evacuate as Ukrainian counter-offensive advances – as it happened

Russian-installed administrator makes announcement after occupying forces pull out of two key towns in face of Ukrainian offensive

The Guardian - AU

Ukraine seizes key Russian-occupied supply hub in east

Ukrainian forces said Saturday they had entered Kupiansk in eastern Ukraine dislodging Russian troops from a key logistics hub in a lightning counter-offensive that has seen swathes of territory recaptured.

France 24

Ukraine-Russia war latest: what we know on day 199 of the invasion

Russia sends reinforcements to Kharkiv region amid Ukrainian counter-offensive; Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant situation increasingly precarious, says UN watchdog

The Guardian - AU

Ukraine's lightning offensive catches Russia off guard

"Now is not the time to name the settlements to which the Ukrainian flag returns."

Axios

Ukraine's Zelenskiy: Military has liberated more than 30 settlements

Ukrainian forces have liberated more than 30 settlements in the Kharkiv region as part of a counter-offensive against Russia, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Friday.

Reuters

Ukraine has retaken settlements in Kharkiv region - Russian-installed official

Ukraine's advance in the Kharkiv region has been "very sharp and rapid" and Ukrainian forces have recaptured a number of settlements, the Russian-installed administrator of Russian-controlled parts of the region said in a live online broadcast.

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Analysis-Ukraine blindsides Russia with northeastern thrust at supply hub

Ukraine's rapid territorial gains have caught Russia off guard at a vulnerable section of their front line in an attack that threatens an important supply hub used by Moscow in the east, military analysts said.

Reuters

Ukraine retakes settlements in Kharkiv advance - Russian-installed official

Ukraine has recaptured several settlements in the Kharkiv region from Russian forces in a "very sharp and rapid" advance, the Russian-installed administrator of Russian-occupied parts of the region said in a live online broadcast on Friday.

The Guardian - UK

Russia sends reinforcements to Kharkiv to repel Ukraine counterattack

Ukrainian forces appear to be continuing speedy advance in Kharkiv region as ‘fierce battles’ rage

Tribune News Service

Ukraine army’s breakthrough in north threatens Russian grip

A Ukrainian counteroffensive appears to be progressing in the north, but less so in the southern Kherson region that has attracted greater attention and Russian reinforcements.

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Ukraine says Russian strikes in Kharkiv city revenge for counterattack

At least 10 people were wounded when the centre of Ukraine's second city, Kharkiv, was hit by Russian rocket fire on Friday, local officials said, while the president's top aide said the attacks were revenge for Ukrainian success on the battlefield.

Reuters

Ukraine detains 'collaborator' village head as counter-offensive unfolds- president's office

A senior aide from Ukraine's presidential office posted a photo on Friday showing what he said was the detained "collaborator" head of a village in Kharkiv region, as Ukraine claims huge gains in the eastern province this week.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Ukraine Claws Back Some Territory; Nuclear Plant in Peril

Ukrainian forces on Friday claimed new success in their counteroffensive against Russian forces in the country's east, taking control of a sizeable village and pushing toward an important transport junction. The United States' top diplomat and the head of NATO noted the advances, but cautioned that the war is likely…

Reuters

Ukraine's success in Kherson, Kharkiv encouraging -Pentagon chief

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Friday that Ukrainian forces were having some success in their operations in Kharkiv and Kherson.

The Guardian - UK

Ukraine counterattack takes Russia – and everyone else – by surprise

Ukrainian forces recapture about 154 sq miles of Russian-held territory, changing analysis of Kyiv’s military strategy

Reuters

Ukrainian forces advance deep into Russian lines in Kharkiv region - general

Ukrainian troops have recaptured more than 700 square km (270 square miles) of territory in the south and in the eastern Kharkiv region, where they advanced up to 50 km (31 miles) into Russian lines and retaken more than 20 villages, a Ukrainian general said on Thursday.

The Independent UK

US unveils more than $2bn military aid for Kyiv as Ukraine makes military gains

Announcement came as US secretary of state Antony Blinken visited Kyiv

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