The Russian army's re-offensive on Kharkiv looks extremely violent, but is it as serious as the media portrays?
The "Global Times" quoted Al Jazeera and the Guardian and other foreign media reports that the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Colonel-General Syrsky, admitted on the 12th local time that the Ukrainian army in the northeast of Kharkiv is "in a difficult situation" and is in an unfavorable situation, but denies that the Russian army has made a huge breakthrough and has only achieved "partial success" in some areas.
Including the BBC, a number of foreign media reported that the Russian army has taken control of 12 settlements, and the commander of the special reconnaissance unit of the Ukrainian army, Denis Yaroslavsky, said in an interview that "the first line of defense does not exist" on the Kharkiv front, and the Russian army successfully entered the Kharkiv border area, and the Ukrainian government previously declared that the strong defense line built in Kharkiv does not exist at all, "Either an act of negligence or an act of corruption, this is not a failure, this is a betrayal", And claimed that the commander of the 125th separate brigade of the Ukrainian army, which was defending here, was forced to sign the acceptance documents for the fortifications, but in fact the fortifications were only less than 30% completed.
However, the news was quickly denied by the Ukrainian government, and the deputy head of military administration in Kharkov, Roman Semenuka, declared that the fortifications of Kharkiv were being used by the Armed Forces of Ukraine, "intentionally or unintentionally spreading misinformation to sources in the service of the enemy." In the third year of the war, it was a criminal act"; The commander of the 125th Independent Brigade of the Ukrainian Army, Artur Gorbenko, also denied media reports, saying that the situation faced by the 125th Independent Brigade is difficult, but the situation is under control, and the settlements occupied by the Russian army belong to the "gray zone" and have been abandoned for defense, and the Russian army has paid a huge price in personnel and equipment for controlling these settlements.
In addition, there are reports that the Kharkiv regional police chief, Vladimir Tymoshenko, declared that the northeastern Kharkiv town of Vovchansk was attacked by Russian troops, that "infantry battles have begun", and even tanks appeared, and photos of the suspected entry of Russian troops into Vovchansk appeared on the Internet.
However, the photos of the Russian army hitting Vovchansk were soon found to be forged, and the head of the military administration, Khambalashvili, also denied the relevant information, the fighting was fierce, the town was constantly shelled by the Russian army, and the Ukrainian government was evacuating the residents of Vovchansk to the city of Kharkiv, but the town was still in the hands of the Ukrainian army, and there was no heavy weapons of the Russian army, and the Russian army only used Banpai-level infantry to attack under the cover of heavy fire.
In a video address, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that the fighting in the Kharkiv region continues, and that some settlements have turned from "gray zones" into war zones, and that the Russian army is trying to consolidate the front or advance further by taking control of these settlements; The commander-in-chief of the Ukrainian army, General Syrsky, said that although the situation in the Kharkiv region has deteriorated, the Ukrainian army understands the plans of the Russian army and responds flexibly to the actions of the Russian army.