KYIV/VILHIVKA, Ukraine, May 11 (Reuters) - Ukrainian forces reported battlefield gains on Wednesday in a counterattack that could signal a shift in the momentum of the war, while Kyiv shut gas flows on a route through Russian-held territory, raising the...
In Vilhivka, a village east of Kharkiv held by Ukrainian forces, the thump of near constant artillery and swoosh of multiple rocket launchers could be heard from fighting at the front, now pushed substantially further east, where Ukraine has been trying to capture the banks of the Donets river and threaten Russian supply lines on the far side.
Zelenskiy himself said the successes were putting the second largest city – under constant bombardment since the war’s early days – beyond the range of Russian artillery, but he cautioned Ukrainians against raising expectations too high yet. “The enemy is trying to prevent our troops from moving further towards the border in the Kharkiv region,” the Ukrainian general staff said, without providing specifics.Ukrainian progress could be seen on the ground in Vilhivka, a severely damaged village recaptured by Ukrainian forces weeks ago but where few civilians had so far dared return.
The Kremlin said on Wednesday it was up to residents living in the Russian-occupied Kherson region to decide whether they wanted to join Russia, but any such decision must have a clear legal basis. Earlier, TASS news agency quoted an official in the Russian-controlled administration as saying the region planned to ask President Vladimir Putin to incorporate it into Russia.
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