13/9/2022–|Last updated: 09/13/202202:02 (Mecca)
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced that his country had reclaimed 6,000 square kilometers of its territory from Russian forces and an American source confirmed the decline in morale of Russian soldiers, at a time when Russia announced the killing of 250 Ukrainian soldiers in Kharkiv.
In a video recording posted on social media, Zelensky claimed that the Ukrainian military has regained control of some 6,000 square kilometers of land from Russian forces since it launched its counterattack earlier this month, adding: “We are continuing to advance “.
The Ukrainian president praised the “courage” of 3 military units that participated in this operation, which led to the biggest gains in the field for Ukraine since the withdrawal of Russian forces from the outskirts of Kiev at the end of last March.
Reuters quoted a senior US military official as saying that Russian forces had crossed the border to return to Russia and that Moscow had lost many of its Kharkiv conquests.
He added that Russia’s decision to abandon military equipment during the retreat indicates chaos in command and control and that the low morale of Russian soldiers and logistical problems contributed to the recent Russian retreat.
The Ukrainian military had announced the launch of a counterattack in the south of the country and during the past week made rapid progress in the northeastern region of Kharkiv, as well as results in the Russian-occupied Kherson (south) region, bordering the Crimea, and also in areas controlled by pro-Russian separatists in the east of the country.
dead and wounded
On the other hand, a civilian was killed and 4 others wounded in a Russian bombing of the city of Kharkiv, while the military administration of the province of Kharkiv asked citizens to remain in shelters for fear of new bombings.
The local council of the city of Izyum announced that Ukrainian forces had taken control of the city and were conducting military operations throughout its area.
In turn, the governor of the Ukrainian province of Lugansk, Sergey Gaidai, said that the operations of the Ukrainian forces will extend to other regions, including Crimea.
During an interview with Al Jazeera, Gayday said that the achievements of the Ukrainian forces were due to their use of modern military methods “that Russian forces are not accustomed to” and stressed the importance of weapons supplied by Western countries in the battles in progress.
Russian novel
On the other hand, the RIA Novosti news agency quoted the head of the pro-Russian region of Kharkiv, Vitaly Ganchev, as saying that the number of Ukrainian militants heading towards Kharkiv was about 8 times greater, so the forces are been withdrawn to keep staff.
And the Russian Defense Ministry has announced the killing of some 250 Ukrainian soldiers during the raid by its air forces against Ukrainian forces in the cities of Kobyansk and Izyum in Kharkiv province.
The Russian Defense Ministry broadcast video clips, which were said to be of military operations in which the Marine Corps of the Pacific Fleet participated.
The ministry added that the attacks targeted the positions of the Ukrainian army, without specifying their location.
Meanwhile, the Russian presidency has said that there is no talk now of troop withdrawal from the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant.
The Kremlin statement added that the operation in Ukraine will continue until it reaches its objectives and that there are no indications or adequate reasons for holding peace talks with the Ukrainian side.
Similarly, the secretary of the Russian Security Council said that events in Ukraine show that Washington and his followers are trying to prolong the conflict by increasing their weapons.
Vyacheslav Gladkov, governor of the Belgorod region in southwestern Russia, announced that a Ukrainian civilian had been killed and four people had been lightly injured as a result of Ukrainian bombing of a border post.
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