The military situation for theUkraine in the region of Kharkiv. While the General Staff of the Kiev armed forces admitted a partial success of the Russia in the Lukyantsi area, the Ukrainian leaders decided to remove the local commander, general Yuriy Galushkinreplacing him with the brigadier general Mykhailo Drapatoy. At the same time the head of the Kharkiv regional police stated that the city of Vovchansk is “gettingtransforming” in the new Bakhmut or Maryinka due to the constant air attacks from the Kremlin.
Kiev’s move
Hence, therefore, Kiev’s move to replace the military head of the Kharkiv region. As reported by RBC-Ukrainethe decision would have happened “against the backdrop of the offensive of the Russian troops in the north of the region“. “According to the decision of the military leadership, from May 11 Brigadier General Mykhailo Drapatoy was appointed commander of the operational tactical group of the Kharkiv troops“, reads the note cited by the news site.
Drapaty, who replaces General Yuriy Galushkin, also remains in the post of deputy chief of staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. The new head of the Kharkiv front, until January this year was the head of the operational group “Kherson”. He is also known as one of the commanders who led the liberation of the right-bank Kherson region in 2022. In February he was appointed deputy chief of staff for military training.
What’s happening in Kharkiv
Ukraine, as mentioned, admitted a “partial success“of Russian forces near a location in the Kharkiv region. The Kremlin’s men are continuing their advance, obtaining a “tactical success“, Kiev explained. Some of the fiercest fighting is taking place on the outskirts of the Ukrainian city of Vovchansk, which before the war had a population of 17,000. Both Ukrainian and Russian sources confirmed that Moscow’s troops advanced into the outskirts of the city, where gunfire was reported in industrial areas.
The Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky said there was intense fighting across parts of the border in the Kharkiv region, where thousands of people were displaced after a Russian offensive. “Defensive battles and fierce fighting continue across much of our border“, Zelensky said, adding: “The idea behind the attacks in the Kharkiv region is to test our forces and undermine the moral and motivational basis of the ability of Ukrainians to defend themselves“.
“Vovchansk, Lyptsi and all points of the Northern Front are under enemy fire almost around the clock. The situation is difficult“, said the governor of the Kharkiv region of Ukraine, Oleg Synegubovlive on TV.
“The enemy continues its efforts to advance deep into our territory“he added, underlining that the evacuation of the civilian population will not stop.
