Russian forces continue to conduct offensive operations in eastern Ukraine; On Sunday, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that in the Kharkiv region they are trying to defend their position against the Ukrainian counter-attack and are strengthening forces near Izyum.

In the Luhansk and Donetsk states, in eastern and southeastern Ukraine, Ukrainian forces repelled nine Russian attacks in the past 24 hours, destroying, among other things, 19 tanks and 20 armored vehicles, according to the press release.

Russian troops continued to block Ukrainian units at the Azovstal Metallurgical Plant in Mariupol in the Donetsk region and stormed the factories with the support of artillery and tanks, and they were delivered.

Near Kharkiv in eastern Ukraine The Russians concentrated on maintaining their positions and stopping the counterattack of Ukrainian forces towards the state border north and north-east of the city.. Meanwhile, Russian forces fired on the villages of Brodyanka, Swatny, and Sirkony, according to the General Staff.

The Russians reinforced their forces near Izyum in the Kharkiv region to continue their offensive towards Baruenkoy and Slaviansk.. It also carried out reconnaissance operations and aerial bombardment of Ukrainian sites in the region.

She wrote that the situation remains tense on the border with Moldova, where in the Russian-backed breakaway region of Transnistria, the operational group of Russian forces remains on full combat alert.

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