Ukraine says Russian Kharkiv offensive expands combat zone by 70 km
General Oleksandr Syrskyi stated the Russian push has ignited fierce fighting across a broader front as Moscow attempts to draw more Ukrainian reserve forces into battle.
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General Oleksandr Syrskyi stated the Russian push has ignited fierce fighting across a broader front as Moscow attempts to draw more Ukrainian reserve forces into battle.
The gesture during Putin's state visit to China honors the estimated 12,000 Red Army troops killed in battles across northeastern China in August and September 1945 that helped defeat Japan's military forces in the closing days of WWII.
Germany's Annalena Baerbock described the situation around Kharkiv, Ukraine's second-largest city, as "highly dramatic" amid a renewed Russian offensive that has made territorial gains in recent days.
Putin revealed that Saint Petersburg State University and the Harbin Institute of Technology in China will jointly open the education facility, which he described as becoming "one of the flagships of bilateral cooperation in this area."
Haji Nooruddin Azizi told the Russian state news agency Sputnik that Kabul plans to open negotiations with Moscow about constructing the logistic facility in the western Afghan province of Herat.
Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov of Russia accused NATO of adopting a stance of "strategic uncertainty" toward Russia in an attempt to make it harder for Moscow and warned of retaliating similarly.
"No 'freezing' or 'Korean options', which are increasingly being discussed in the West, are acceptable," declared Pyotr Buyakevich, a high-ranking official at the Russian Foreign Ministry regarding the Ukraine conflict.
While Ukraine claimed some success in stalling Moscow's advance in certain areas, the very fact Russian troops have managed to regain the initiative in Kharkiv underscores the acute manpower and ammunition shortages crippling Kyiv's overstretched forces.
Russian President Vladimir Putin's appointment of Andrei Belousov as deputy prime minister overseeing the defense industry signals a major "revolution" in how Moscow is approaching military manufacturing.
Putin's state visit to Beijing aims to bolster Russia's economy amid sanctions, highlighting the deepening ties between Russia and China.
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