Ukraine launches surprise counterattack in Kharkiv region
by Pjotr Sauer and Isobel Koshiw in Kyiv from on (#63BSE)
Zelenskiy reports good news' from northern front as Donetsk People's Republic says Balakliia encircled'
Ukraine has launched a surprise counterattack in the north-east Kharkiv region, stretching Russian forces who are also facing Ukrainian attacks in the south.
An official representing the Russian-controlled Donetsk People's Republic said on Tuesday that Ukrainian forces encircled" Balakliia, an eastern town of 27,000 people situated between Kharkiv and Russian-occupied Izium.
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