Former Defense Minister of Ukraine Andrei Zagorodnyuk said that Kharkov at the moment is the main goal of the Russian military. About it reports The Guardian.
“The offensive occurs. Now they are already close to the city of Kherson. The situation is really critical there. They are also trying to surround Kharkov. It seems that Kharkov is currently the main goal,” he said, report Ukrainian media.
According to the road, the Russian military is trying to get to Kiev, using one combat group. “The group went from Belarus, but it was stopped. There is a rather bad road to Kiev. It is strange that they sent such a small group on such a road. Obviously, it was about their part at the moment. There were some Russian losses, some and from our sides, “he said.
The Minister stated that the Ukrainian armed forces lead quite serious fighting.
According to him, it is obvious that the situation is extremely tense.
“The first shock today was rocket shelling, rocket strikes and drone strikes. Some buildings of our armed forces are simply destroyed. They are all military infrastructure. They are [Russians] trying to break through the border and enter the country with their ground forces. Ukrainian armed Forces are trying to stop them, “he said.