According to a report on the website of Russia's "Komsomolskaya Pravda" on May 14, the General Staff of the Ukrainian Army reported on the 14th that due to the assault actions of the Russian army, the Ukrainian army was forced to "move to a more favorable position" in the area of the city of Vovchansk, Kharkiv Oblast.
According to reports, the report of the General Staff of the Ukrainian army on the situation of the battle pointed out that the "individual lots" of the Ukrainian army in the area of the village of Lukyantsy have also been "moved to more advantageous positions". The briefing explained that it hoped that through this "maneuver" casualties of the Ukrainian army would be avoided.
FILE PHOTO: A Ukrainian soldier located near the front line. [AP]
According to the report, the General Staff of the Ukrainian army admitted on the 13th that the operational situation in the Kharkiv direction was difficult, and the Russian army had achieved "tactical success".
Earlier, Colonel Markus Reisner of the Austrian Armed Forces said that the Russian army is advancing in all directions, the report mentions. He added that the Russian army is exerting tremendous pressure on the Ukrainian army to force Kyiv to commit all reserves to contain the Russian offensive.
In addition, Douglas McGregor, a former adviser to the US Pentagon, said that there is a lot of evidence that a large number of Ukrainian soldiers surrendered and were captured.
According to a Reuters report on May 14, the Ukrainian military said on the 14th that Ukrainian troops retreated to new positions in two areas of Kharkiv Oblast, and warned that Russian troops were gathering near Sumy Oblast in northern Ukraine.
According to the report, launching a cross-border attack on the new flank in Sumy Oblast is likely to further disperse Kyiv's already insufficient defenders, after the Russian army opened a new front in Kharkiv Oblast on the 10th, forcing Ukraine to urgently reinforce.
Source: Reference News, Global Times