Ukraine rushes reinforcements to counter Kharkiv regional push

Kyiv, Ukraine | Ukraine rushed reinforcements to its northeastern Kharkiv region on Friday (Saturday AEST) to hold off a Russian attempt to breach local defences, authorities said, signalling a tactical switch in the war by Moscow that Ukrainian officials had been expecting for weeks.

Kharkiv’s regional governor, Oleh Syniehubov, said intense overnight shelling targeted Vovchansk, a city with a prewar population of about 20,000 that is less than 5 kilometres from the Russian border.

AP