Russia sends reinforcements to Kharkiv to repel Ukraine counterattack
by Isobel Koshiw in Kyiv and Shaun Walker from World news | The Guardian on (#63ENE)
Ukrainian forces appear to be continuing speedy advance in Kharkiv region as fierce battles' rage
Moscow is sending columns of military reinforcements to Ukraine's Kharkiv region, according to reports in Russian media, after the first major Ukrainian counterattack since spring made big territorial gains this week.
Ukrainian troops have pushed Russian forces out of a number of settlements in the region that Moscow occupied since the first days of its invasion, and on Friday Ukraine's army appeared to be continuing its speedy advance.
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