Ukraine continues to consolidate management in Kharkiv space, Russian losses 10 occasions larger, says official

The Russia-Ukraine struggle appears to have taken a beneficial flip for Ukraine after seven months of steady combating. Earlier this week, Ukraine claimed that it regained management of the Kharkiv area and reclaimed areas seized by Moscow within the early days of the struggle.

Here are the highest developments of the story:

– In the midst of Russian forces abandoning their posts, Britain’s defence ministry on Thursday stated that Ukrainian forces proceed to consolidate their management of newly liberated areas of Kharkiv Oblast.

(1/4) Ukrainian forces proceed to consolidate their management of newly liberated areas of Kharkiv Oblast. Russian forces have largely withdrawn from the world west of the Oskil River.

— Ministry of Defence (@DefenceHQ) September 15, 2022

The ministry in its each day intelligence bulletin on Twitter stated Russian forces have largely withdrawn from the world west of the Oksil river. High-value gear deserted by retreating Russian forces included capabilities important to allow Russia’s artillery-centric fashion of warfare, the tweet added.

– Meanwhile, Oleksii Danilov, the secretary of Ukraine’s nationwide safety and defence council, stated Russian losses are 9 to 10 occasions larger than Ukrainian losses throughout its counteroffensive. In an interview with Ukraine’s Channel 24, he added that the Ukrainian Armed Forces are breaking navy stereotypes and stunning international companions with the standard of their work.

– As Ukrainian forces proceed to consolidate areas within the Kharkiv area, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy stated cities and villages recaptured from Russian forces had been devastated. The president added that Ukrainian forces have recaptured round 8,000 sq. km (3,100 sq. miles), apparently all within the northeastern area of Kharkiv.

– Despite the current wins, hassle didn’t finish for Ukrainians as Russia fired eight cruise missiles on the Karachuniv Reservoir Dam in Kryvyi Rih, the most important metropolis in central Ukraine. The missile strike destroyed the water pumping station and brought on the Inhulets River to interrupt by a dam, officers stated.

– Meanwhile, on the Russian facet, Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping are set to carry a dialogue on Ukraine and Taiwan at a gathering in Uzbekistan on Thursday. The Russian authorities stated the assembly would maintain “special significance”.

Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives for the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Samarkand, Uzbekistan September 15, 2022. (Reuters photograph)

The two leaders can be in Samarkand to attend a gathering of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), a regional safety group. They may even maintain a three-way assembly with Mongolian President Ukhnaa Khurelsukh.

(With enter from Reuters)

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