It is said that there are three fires for new officials to take office, and Putin once again opened full fire on Ukraine shortly after starting his new presidential term. According to the "Reference News", on May 10, the Ukrainian army coordinated air-ground coordination and launched a large-scale ground offensive against the Kharkiv region, the second largest city in Ukraine and an important town in the eastern region of Ukraine. After continuous bombardment all night, 70,000 Russian troops with the main force of the "N" Army launched a fierce attack on the Ukrainian defense line in Kharkiv, and the whole Kharkov front was in an emergency. In terms of the scale of the fighting, this is also the largest ground offensive in eastern Ukraine since the outbreak of the Russia-Ukraine conflict in 2022. Military experts believe that the Russian army's onslaught on Kharkov is most likely aimed at establishing a buffer zone and opening a new front.
Kharkiv, located only 30 kilometers south of the Russian border, is the center of heavy industry in Ukraine, so it has always been the focus of attack and defense between Russia and Ukraine. As early as 2022, the Russian army has launched several fierce attacks on the city, but it has never been able to shake the defense line of the Ukrainian army. Since then, Kharkiv has ushered in a period of peace for nearly two years, and a large number of civilians who had fled the fighting have begun to return. As everyone knows, since May, the Russian army has regrouped and made a comeback, taking advantage of the current serious shortage of ammunition supply for the Ukrainian army to launch a fierce attack on Kharkiv again. Judging from the battlefield situation, the Russian army's offensive point is the small town of Vovchansk on the Russian-Ukrainian border. Before launching the ground military operation, the Russian army used a large number of artillery and guided bombs to bombard the frontline positions of the Ukrainian army indiscriminately, clearing the way for the subsequent offensive of the ground forces.
There have been early signs of the Russian army's onslaught on Kharkiv. Previously, the establishment of the Russian army's "N" army was to open up a military buffer zone in the eastern region of Ukraine to prevent the Ukrainian army from frequently attacking Russia's western border cities in the border area. Especially in the Belgorod region on the Russian-Ukrainian border, which is the logistics hub of the Russian army, the Ukrainian army has previously sent elite troops to infiltrate the region and constantly shell the Belgorod hinterland. Therefore, once Kharkiv is taken, the Russian army can completely remove the threat of the Ukrainian army to the western border, and it can also form a linkage between the region and the Donbas region, further expand the war situation by opening a new theater of operations, and also make the Ukrainian army lack skills and further disperse military resources.
Even, after the Russian army takes control of Kharkiv, it can also make the land connection between the mainland, eastern Ukraine and the Crimea region smoother, and then completely disintegrate the logistics system of the Ukrainian army by inserting a new sharp knife in the eastern part of Ukraine, and shake the confidence of the entire Ukrainian military and civilians. After all, Kharkiv is not only the second largest city in Ukraine, its strategic position is significant. In order to ensure the victory of this operation, the Russian Ministry of Defense has taken great pains in the configuration of the "N" group army, and in addition to the size of the troops, the equipment of the group army is also top-notch, with a large number of brand-new tanks and infantry combat vehicles, and it is specially equipped with missile strike units. Under the fierce offensive of the Russian army, the Ukrainian defense line completely collapsed. It is reported that at present, many units of the Ukrainian army have withdrawn from some positions in Kharkiv, and after successively controlling the settlements of Pletenivka, Okhtsev, Borysivka, Pirna, Stretcha and other residential settlements, the Russian army is continuing to advance the front.
It is worth mentioning that although a new round of US military aid to Ukraine is coming, it is far from quenching its thirst, and the Ukrainian army is still facing the problems of insufficient ammunition, lack of troops and low morale. On the other hand, in Russia, since March this year, Putin has signed a spring conscription order again, conscripting 150,000 new soldiers, further expanding the size of the army. At the same time, Russia's military-industrial complex began to run at full capacity. According to the information released by Western intelligence agencies before, this summer, the Russian army will once again put thousands of tanks on the Russian-Ukrainian battlefield. In terms of ammunition supply, the Russian army not only has enough quantity, but also has three times the production capacity of artillery shells compared to Ukraine, and FAB500, FAB1500 and FAB3000 are all in full production. It can be said that not only is Kharkiv precarious, but in the future, Ukraine will lose more cities and get closer and closer to the end of the country.