Russian troops are trying get Kharkiv…..
Ukraine has sent more troops into the area….
Drone attacks continue by both side’s….
Ukraine F-16’s may become operational by July…..
There are NO reports of American new weapons arriving in Ukraine for combat usage….
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At least two civilians were killed and five more were injured during heavy Russian shelling of border settlements, said Oleh Syniehubov, governor of Kharkiv region. “All the enemy can do is to attack in certain small groups, you can call them sabotage and reconnaissance groups or something else, and test the positions of our military,” he said.
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Russian forces launched an armoured ground attack on Friday near Ukraine’s second city of Kharkiv in the northeast of the country and made small inroads, opening a new front in a war that has long been waged in the east and south. Ukraine sent reinforcements, the defence ministry said, adding that Russia had pounded the frontier town of Vovchansk with guided aerial bombs and artillery. In Vovchansk authorities said they were helping civilians evacuate from the settlement and surrounding areas due to the heavy shelling.
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President Volodymyr Zelenskiy told a news conference in Kyiv: “Russia has begun a new wave of counteroffensive actions in this direction. Now there is a fierce battle in this direction.” Zelenskiy said Russia could be preparing a big offensive push this spring or summer. Kyiv’s forces were prepared to meet Friday’s assault, but Moscow could send more troops to the area, he told reporters.
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A senior Ukrainian military source who declined to be named said Russian forces had pushed 1 km (0.6 mile) inside the Ukrainian border near Vovchansk.The source said Russian forces were aiming to push Ukrainian troops as far back as 10 km (6.2 miles) inside Ukraine as part of an effort to create a buffer zone, but that Kyiv’s troops were trying to hold them back.
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Ukraine destroyed all 10 drones as Russia launched an overnight attack, but two people were injured and residential buildings in the Kharkiv region were consumed by fire as a result of the attack, Ukrainian officials said on Friday. Moscow denies targeting civilians in what it said are legitimate strikes on Ukraine’s military, energy and transport infrastructure.
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The air force said in a statement on the Telegram messaging app that Russia also launched two anti-aircraft guided missiles. Moscow denies targeting civilians in what it said are legitimate strikes on Ukraine’s military, energy and transport infrastructure.
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A Ukraine drone attack set an oil refinery in Russia’s Kaluga region on fire, RIA state news agency reported on Friday, citing emergency services sources. Vladislav Shapsha, governor of the Kaluga region which borders the broader Moscow region, said on the Telegram messaging app that the fire was promptly extinguished. He did not say at what facility it took place. However, RIA reported that three containers with diesel fuel and one with fuel oil were consumed by the fire at the Pervyi Zavod refinery in Kaluga.
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A senior Ukrainian military source has told Reuters Kyiv expects the first F-16 jets to be delivered in June or July.
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The lower house of Russia’s parliament voted on Friday to approve the nomination of Mikhail Mishustin to return as prime minister, a position he has held since 2020.
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Last night Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, dismissed the head of the department responsible for his personal protection on Thursday, two days after two of its members were accused of plotting to assassinate him. Zelenskiy issued a decree dismissing the head of the state guards, Serhiy Rud. No successor was identified.
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Russia has lost 479,710 troops, 7,434 tanks and 14,313 armoured personnel vehicles since the conflict began, according to the General Staff of the Armed forces of Ukraine. It also reports that Russia losses include 16,691 vehicles and fuel tanks, 12,387 artillery systems, 1,062 multiple launch rocket systems, 349 airplanes, 325 helicopters, 9,826 drones and 26 ships and boats.
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Russia’s Victory Day parade was “reduced in scale” compared to previous pre-war parades, the UK’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) said. Parades were cancelled in 24 cities, primarily those cities in the regions that border Ukraine likely owing to “poor security”. This compares to 21 cancelled parades in 2023, the MoD added…..
May 10, 2024 – ISW Press
Russian forces began an offensive operation along the Russian-Ukrainian border in northern Kharkiv Oblast on the morning of May 10 and made tactically significant gains.