“In the last few minutes there have been unofficial and unconfirmed reports that Ukrainian forces have managed to capture Donetsk International Airport after the withdrawal of Russian forces and are now starting to move towards the city of Donetsk,” an OSINTdefender analyst wrote on Twitter. .
Already hours Previously, Ukrainian media, citing intelligence sources, reported that the Ukrainian army probably entered Donetsk airport on Saturday. This information was confirmed on social networks by parliamentarian Oleksiy Goncharenko.
Kanal24 also reported that the head of the so-called Donetsk People’s Republic Denis Pushlin has left the city.
Ukrainian forces continue to retake towns in the Kharkiv region and the south of the country from Russian troops, the Ukrainian Armed Forces General Staff announced on Saturday evening. The statement said that the liberation of villages temporarily occupied by Russian occupiers in Kharkiv Oblast and towards the Boh River was continuing.
The Ukrainian offensive continues. Russian Defense Ministry admits military fleeing Kharkiv region
The Ukrainian offensive in the Kharkiv region is ongoing. Russian army withdrew from other cities. According to unofficial information, Ukrainian soldiers are already in the city Izium.
You can find out more about the latest information at the main page of Gazeta.pl.
The head of the Kharkiv oblast administration, Oleh Syniehubov, and the commander of the ground forces of the Ukrainian armed forces, General Oleksandr Syrski, came to the liberated Balaklija. The Ukrainian state flag was officially hoisted there. In the published recording, the head of the region stressed that he was waiting for the next successes of the Ukrainian soldiers.
Meanwhile, on Saturday, the Ukrainian army captured another town, Kupiask, being an important communication crossroads. The Ukrainian offensive targets the town of Izium. According to some reports, Ukrainian scouts and special forces are already there. There are also reports that Russians are fleeing the city. As military expert Oleksandr Musijenko points out, successive defeats demoralize the Russian army. As he noted, the enemy begins to think about how to escape from their positions so as not to perish or be captured.
According to official data of the General Staff, more than one thousand square kilometers of territory and more than 30 cities have been liberated from Russian occupation in the Kharkiv region in recent days. The Ukrainian army moved 50 kilometers deeper into the front lines.
