Posted on Feb 27, 2022
Russian troops enter Ukraine's 2nd largest city Kharkiv as invasion continues
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Street fighting broke out in Ukraine's second-largest city Sunday and Russian troops put increasing pressure on strategic ports in the country's south following a wave of attacks on airfields and fuel facilities elsewhere that appeared to mark a new phase of Russia's invasion.
Following its gains on the ground, Russia sent a delegation to Belarus for peace talks with Ukraine, according to the Kremlin. Ukraine's president suggested other locations, saying his country was unwilling to meet in Belarus because it served as a staging ground for the invasion.
Until Sunday, Russia's troops had remained on the outskirts of Kharkiv, a city of 1.4 million about 20 kilometers (12.4 miles) south of the border with Russia, while other forces rolled past to press the offensive deeper into Ukraine.
Videos posted on Ukrainian media and social networks showed Russian vehicles moving across Kharkiv and a light vehicle burning on the street. Ukrainian forces engaged them, according to Oleh Sinehubov, the head of the Kharkiv regional administration. He gave no further details, but told civilians not to leave their homes. He gave no further details.
Street fighting broke out in Ukraine's second-largest city Sunday and Russian troops put increasing pressure on strategic ports in the country's south following a wave of attacks on airfields and fuel facilities elsewhere that appeared to mark a new phase of Russia's invasion.
Following its gains on the ground, Russia sent a delegation to Belarus for peace talks with Ukraine, according to the Kremlin. Ukraine's president suggested other locations, saying his country was unwilling to meet in Belarus because it served as a staging ground for the invasion.
Until Sunday, Russia's troops had remained on the outskirts of Kharkiv, a city of 1.4 million about 20 kilometers (12.4 miles) south of the border with Russia, while other forces rolled past to press the offensive deeper into Ukraine.
Videos posted on Ukrainian media and social networks showed Russian vehicles moving across Kharkiv and a light vehicle burning on the street. Ukrainian forces engaged them, according to Oleh Sinehubov, the head of the Kharkiv regional administration. He gave no further details, but told civilians not to leave their homes. He gave no further details.
Russian troops enter Ukraine's 2nd largest city Kharkiv as invasion continues
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I don't blame the Ukrainian president for declining, nothing like sending people into a possible trap, or hostage taking situation shipmate PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
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"Officials in Ukraine say that Kharkiv, the nation's second-largest city, is under the control of Ukraine's military after an overnight offensive by Russian forces.
Local officials had urged civilians to shelter at home early Sunday amid reports of combat in the streets and "intensive exchanges of rocket artillery," as the U.K. Ministry of Defense reported.
At Ukraine-Poland border, a backlog of refugees wait in the cold
But by the afternoon, the streets were calmer, according to news reports and social media – and the same officials had claimed victory for now.
"Control over Kharkiv is completely ours! The armed forces, the police, and the defense forces are working, and the city is being completely cleansed of the enemy," regional governor Oleh Sinegubov wrote on Telegram, according to Reuters."...
"Officials in Ukraine say that Kharkiv, the nation's second-largest city, is under the control of Ukraine's military after an overnight offensive by Russian forces.
Local officials had urged civilians to shelter at home early Sunday amid reports of combat in the streets and "intensive exchanges of rocket artillery," as the U.K. Ministry of Defense reported.
At Ukraine-Poland border, a backlog of refugees wait in the cold
But by the afternoon, the streets were calmer, according to news reports and social media – and the same officials had claimed victory for now.
"Control over Kharkiv is completely ours! The armed forces, the police, and the defense forces are working, and the city is being completely cleansed of the enemy," regional governor Oleh Sinegubov wrote on Telegram, according to Reuters."...
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