Russia ‘captures key villages’ as Ukraine races reinforcements

Olena Harmash and Tom Balmforth

Updated May 12, 2024 – 10.49am, first published at May 11, 2024 – 5.44am

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Kyiv | Fierce fighting raged into a second day on the fringes of Ukraine’s northeastern Kharkiv region on Saturday (Sunday AEST) as Moscow said it had captured five villages, while Kyiv said it was repulsing the attacks and battling for control of the settlements.