KYIV: Russia launched a cross-border ground offensive into Ukraine's northeast Kharkiv region and civilians were being evacuated amid the fighting, Ukrainian officials said on Friday (May 10).
A view shows damaged buildings at the site of a Russia n missile strike, amid Russia 's attack on Ukraine , in Kharkiv, Ukraine , on May 10, 2024. KYIV: Russia launched a cross-border ground offensive into Ukraine 's northeast Kharkiv region and civilians were being evacuated amid the fighting, Ukrainian officials said on Friday .
Ukraine said that it had repelled Russia's incursion but that"fighting of varying intensity" was ongoing and that Russia had launched aerial strikes into an area near the border. A local official said there was"massive shelling" of the town of Vovchansk, which has a population of 3,000 people, and evacuations were underway there and in nearby areas.
"In Kharkiv region, evacuation routes have been developed since 2022, and a system of humanitarian aid distribution, temporary resettlement," he said. "In this regard, I ask residents living in these areas to be careful and not to leave shelters without an urgent need," he added.Russia's defence ministry said it had captured at least two villages in the region this week, pressing its advantage against outgunned and outmanned Ukrainian troops.
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