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Russia’s annual Victory Day parade to feature aerial “Z” formation, defense ministry says
The Ukrainian army says that Russia is holding again a few of its forces inside its borders to stop a Ukrainian counterattack that has made some headway east of Kharkiv.
In its newest operational replace, the armed forces’ normal workers says that “to be able to stop the advance of items of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the enemy has concentrated as much as nineteen battalion tactical teams within the Belgorod area” of Russia.
The Russians are holding again items as Ukrainian items get nearer to the Russian border, analysts say.
Inside Ukraine, the final workers says essentially the most intense exercise is in Donetsk area, the place Russian forces are attempting to advance in direction of the city of Lyman, a significant transport hub.
In different elements of the area, it says, “the enemy has elevated its firepower and is attempting to interrupt by the defenses of our troops.”
Even so, it says, Russian forces stay “centered on the regrouping of items, replenishment of ammunition, gas, [and] upkeep of beforehand occupied positions.”
The final workers says it expects the Russians to renew an offensive in direction of the village of Sulyhivka as they attempt to make progress from the Izium space. Over the previous month, the Russians have made modest good points within the space however have taken no settlement of any consequence.
Luhansk: On the Luhansk entrance, the rise in Russian shelling has brought about extra civilian casualties and hampered rescue operations.
Serhiy Hayday, head of the Luhansk area army administration, stated rescuers had misplaced contact with 11 folks hiding in a basement in Shypilovo. He stated it was unattainable to utterly dismantle the wreckage of broken buildings in Bilohorivka — the place a college sheltering civilians was hit on the weekend — or Shypilovo.
“With the assist of plane and artillery, the enemy centered its efforts on attempting to take management of Rubizhne and put together for the continuation of offensive operations within the course of Lysychansk. The enemy elevated firepower, attempting to interrupt by the defenses of our troops,” he stated.
Russian forces have made solely minor territorial good points in Luhansk however now have management of the ruined city of Popasna.
Southern Ukraine: The final workers alleged that in occupied elements of Zaporizhzhia area within the south, the Russians are seizing the private paperwork of civilians and can solely return them in the event that they attend ceremonial occasions to mark Victory Day. CNN is unable to confirm the declare.
After a weekend of dueling claims about fight over Snake Island within the Black Sea, the Odesa army administration says: “There are [Russian] Black Sea Fleet ships and submarines with cruise missiles on board consistently maneuvering and regrouping.”
“The variety of boats has elevated. Thus far, we all know of six ships and two submarines,” it stated.
The Odesa army administration repeated the checklist of Russian items it says it destroyed over the weekend: a small touchdown craft, two patrol boats, and a vessel carrying anti-aircraft defenses to Snake Island, in addition to a helicopter.