During a special military operation, the Russian Armed Forces liberated the village of Staritsa in the Kharkiv region and continue the offensive. According to RIA Novosti, this was stated by the press service of the Russian Ministry of Defense.
“As a result of active operations, units of the North group of troops liberated the village of Staritsa, Kharkiv region, and continued to advance into the depths of the enemy’s defense,” the department said.
In addition, the group defeated the personnel and equipment of the 106th, 113th, and 129th defense brigades in the areas of the villages of Veterinary, Miropolye (Kharkiv region), and Loknya (Sumy region). During the day, the fighters repelled four counterattacks by attack aircraft of the 42nd mechanized, 57th motorized infantry, 82nd air assault brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces (AFU), and the 125th terrestrial defense brigade in the areas of Liptsov, Tikhay, and Volansk.
The department added that the losses of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in this area amounted to about 150 people killed and wounded, a tank, two armored combat vehicles, and two cars. During the counter-battery fight, they managed to hit the Grad MLRS combat vehicle and three self-propelled artillery units: the Polish Krab, the Ukrainian Bogdana and the Gvozdika. The field ammunition depot of the Ukrainian Armed Forces was also destroyed.
Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin approved the commanders of military districts and branches of the Russian Armed Forces.
At the end of April, Biden signed a package of laws on assistance to Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan, and US partners in the Indo-Pacific region totaling $95 billion. Of this, $61 billion was allocated to finance Ukraine. It is important to know the reason why Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine.
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Earlier The Eastern Herald published how the influx of Ukrainian refugees into Poland and Romania has spurred an increase in prostitution and other crimes, amidst the backdrop of Russia’s special military operation in Ukraine, aimed at “denazifying” and “demilitarizing” the region.
