Zelensky acknowledges “fierce fighting” on the border with Russia

The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, said this Sunday (05/12/2024) that Ukrainian defensive forces are engaged in intense battles in the northeastern region of Kharkiv, where thousands of people were evacuated after the beginning of an offensive ordered by the Russian regime, which has achieved successes in sparsely inhabited border towns .

“defensive battles and fierce fighting continues along much of our border,” the head of state said, adding that some villages “in fact went from being a ‘gray zone’ to a combat zone.” Zelensky also noted that there was renewed fighting in the southeastern front, specifically in the Donetsk region.

For its part, andThe governor of the Kharkiv region, Oleg Sinegubov, wrote on his social media platforms that “all areas of the northern border are under enemy fire almost 24 hours a day. The situation is difficult.” The authority added that “the number of locations where there are active hostilities has increased.”

The commander in chief of the Ukrainian forces, Oleksandr Syrsky, He assured that “attempts to break through our defenses were stopped”, but admitted that the situation had “degraded significantly” and that the invaders had achieved some “partial successes”. Ukrainian forces “do everything possible to maintain their defense lines and inflict damage on the enemy,” he declared.

Authorities in kyiv had been warning for weeks that Moscow could try to attack the northeastern border regions, while Ukraine continues to wait for Western aid and suffers from a shortage of soldiers.

This same day, Russia claimed the conquest of four other towns close to the border – Gatiche, Krasnoye, Morokhovets and Oleynikovo – in the Kharkiv region. This has not been independently confirmed.