Liberated Ukrainians Embrace Troops In Lightning Advance Near Kharkiv Politico
Ukrainian soldiers have pierced Russian fronts in a lightning maneuver and appear to be creating a noose around Russian forces in the highly strategic city of Izyum, which is of critical logistical importance to Moscow’s operations in eastern Ukraine’s Donbas region. Seemingly out of the blue, Russia insists it is sending reinforcements and “evacuating” civilians ahead of the Ukrainian advance. As they push deeper into Russian-held territory, Ukrainian soldiers are posting videos of their reception in towns and villages along their route of discovery....