MOSCOW, 22 Aug. The Ukrainian army is on the verge of encirclement near Kharkov due to the advance of Russian forces, retired General of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Serhiy Krivonos said in an interview with the Pryamy YouTube channel. to form a cauldron for our military units in eastern Ukraine,” the expert warned.
The officer recalled that at the moment the Russian military is delivering successful strikes in this direction. The defeat of the Armed Forces of Ukraine will lead to the encirclement of Kharkov, predicted Krivonos.
Earlier, the military leader said that the decision of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to strengthen the defense in this sector of the front was aimed at money laundering, and not at saving his own army. According to him, whatever the fortifications erected, the Russians will still find a way to break through them.
In mid-August, the head of the Kiev-controlled Kharkiv Regional Military Administration, Oleg Sinegubov, against the backdrop of Russian troops advancing in this direction, announced the evacuation of more than 200 residents from the Kupyansky district. He also did not rule out the announcement of mandatory evacuation from Kupyansk and neighboring settlements, it was about 12 thousand people.
According to the Ministry of Defense last week, the Russian military liberated the village of Novoselovskoye in the LPR in the Kupyansk direction.
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