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Ukraine is apparently pushing back Russian soldiers in the second largest city of Kharkiv

Ukraine is apparently pushing back Russian soldiers in the second largest city of Kharkiv

On Sunday morning it still looked as if the Russian army would advance into the second largest Ukrainian city of Kharkiv. But apparently we managed to prevent this. At least that’s what the city’s governor, Oleg Sinegubov, reported.

According to Ukraine, it has repelled an advance by the Russian army on the second-largest city of Kharkiv. After Russian soldiers advanced to the city center, Governor Oleg Sinegubov announced on Sunday that Kharkiv was “completely” under Ukrainian control again. According to the Russian army, two large cities in the south of Ukraine were surrounded. Almost 400,000 people have now fled Ukraine.

Fighting in Kharkiv in north-eastern Ukraine began on Sunday morning. A reporter from the AFP news agency reported fierce street fighting, machine gun fire and explosions. He also saw several abandoned Russian armored vehicles and a burned-out wreck.

Governor Sinegubov: “Kharkiv is completely under our control”

Governor Sinegubov called on the approximately 1.4 million residents not to leave their homes. In the afternoon the governor then declared that the Russian army had been pushed back. “Kharkiv is completely under our control,” Sinegubov wrote on Telegram.

The capital Kiev was also still under the control of the Ukrainian army, according to the city administration on Sunday. According to the authorities, during the night there were fights with Russian “saboteurs”. Mayor Vitali Klitschko therefore imposed a full curfew until Monday morning. Soldiers patrolled the streets with drawn weapons.

Oil storage in Vasylkiv caught fire

Southwest of Kiev there was fighting around the Vasylkiv air base. An oil storage facility also caught fire. The fire brigade was initially unable to extinguish the huge fire because of the ongoing fighting, as the head of the Kiev region, Oleksiy Kuleba, announced. According to Ukrainian sources, a gas pipeline was destroyed in Kharkiv.

In southern Ukraine, the Russian army said it was advancing on the cities of Cherson and Berdyansk. Russian forces have “completely surrounded both cities,” said Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov in Moscow. According to him, Russian soldiers have also taken control of Henichesk, a port city on the Sea of ​​Azov, and an airfield near Kherson.

Russia launched a major attack on Ukraine on Thursday. Within a few hours, Russian ground troops advanced into the greater Kiev area, but encountered fierce resistance from the Ukrainians as they advanced. On Saturday, Russia ordered an expansion of the military offensive.

Almost 400,000 people fleeing Ukraine

According to the UN, almost 370,000 people have fled Ukraine since the fighting began. By Sunday, the authorities in neighboring countries had reported a total of more than 368,000 refugees, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said. According to information from Warsaw, the majority of the refugees, almost 200,000 people, have crossed the border into Poland.

Expert on the Ukraine war: "Invasion will be more brutal and bloody than Putin wanted"

Putin accused the government in Kiev on Sunday of refusing a Russian offer of talks. Kiev has “not yet taken the opportunity,” Putin said in a phone call with Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett on Sunday, according to the Kremlin.

According to the Kremlin, a Russian delegation has already traveled to Gomel in Belarus for talks with Kiev. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had declared his willingness to hold talks with Moscow, but not in Belarus. It was from there, among other places, that Russian troops invaded Ukraine. Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko is a close ally of Putin.

Ukraine appeals to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague

According to Selesnkyj, he called Lukashenko on Sunday. He did not provide any further information about the conversation. Zelenskyj had previously stressed that “any other city” could be considered for talks with Moscow. “Warsaw, Bratislava, Budapest, Istanbul, Baku. We suggested them all.” On Sunday afternoon, Kiev then proposed talks at the border with Belarus.

Meanwhile, Ukraine has appealed to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague over the Russian invasion. “We demand an urgent decision that calls on Russia to stop its military activities,” said Zelenskyy.

Source: Stern

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