Russian army has reportedly begun its major offensive in eastern Ukraine
According to the latest videos published on the Internet and information released by the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense, the large offensive of Russian troops in Eastern Ukraine would have begun. The Northeastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv appears to be under heavy Russian shelling from rocket launchers and artillery.
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Air raid alarms are currently sounding across all of Ukraine and the Donetsk and Luhansk region. Bombardment reported near Kherson, Kharkiv, Lviv, Nikolayev, Kramatorsk and Kiev.
Russian troops continue efforts to establish full control over the territory of Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts and maintaining the previously captured territory. Signs of the beginning of the offensive operation in the Eastern Operational Zone are recorded. In the Slobozhansky and Donetsk operational districts, the Russian troops intensified offensive and assault operations in some areas.
Russian forces increase its strikes on weapons factories, railroads and other infrastructure ahead of its assault on the Donbas.
In order to strengthen the offensive capabilities, the Russian armed forces continue to form additional units in the Rostov region and in the temporarily occupied territory of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea. It is planned to use them to support the fighting of the main forces in the second echelon, protection of administrative buildings and important infrastructure in the occupied territories.
In the Slobozhansky direction, Russian armed forces units, which include separate units of the 6th Combined Arms Army of the Western Military District, the coastal troops of the Baltic and Northern Fleets, continues to partially block the city of Kharkiv and destroy residential areas with artillery fire.
In the Izyum direction, the Russian forces operate in separate units of the 1st Tank Army, the 20th Guards Combined Arms Army of the Western Military District, the 35th and 68th Combined Arms Armies of the Eastern Military District and the Airborne Forces. Attempts to advance in the Izyum-Slovyansk and Izyum-Barvinkove directions are expected to continue.