Ukraine war: What is happening in Kharkiv? | BBC News

Russia says it has captured four more villages in the HEV region in eastern Ukraine, an area where Russian troops had been repulsed almost two years ago, meaning that since they launched their surprise offensive two days ago they have taken nine villages, Russian officials say so far. today these four villages are now under Russian control and they claim to have also taken these villages since Friday Ukraine insists that its forces are managing to stop further Russian advances. Keev has been awaiting a Russian summer offensive for some time, including a possible attempt to capture Har Keev. Today in Ukraine's Second City there have also been attacks on the Russian side of the border in Belgorod and the Russian military said a Ukrainian airstrike destroyed a section of a 10-story apartment block with the latest on the conflict, our correspondent of defense Jonathan Beal reports from the The border town of V Chans, the road to Russia, just a few miles from the border and proof that the Russians are again in the Kiv region.

The city of Vchan was liberated in a surprise Ukrainian offensive less than two years ago and is now at risk of retreat. in Russian hands Alexi, a local police officer, once again tells the population to leave, he says it is better than dying, the bombings are constant and chaotic and spread everywhere. We move quickly at the sound of a Russian drone. This is all that remains. The lord's house, the familiar Russian tactic of reducing cities to rubble, but Siri says that she can't leave, that she needs to take care of her goats. She is now his only possession in the world.

You can still hear the artillery battle. Yesterday was more intense. This Devastation. One man's house. was created by a Russian glider bomb and that is the sound of a plane somewhere Ukraine is outgunned and outnumbered and Russia is using aerial glider bombs to devastating effect Alexi simply says look

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for some, it has taken the decision to flee inevitable, although it is still heartbreaking for Alexander this was the house he grew up in, he does not know if he will ever return. Ukrainian officials insist they were ready, not everyone agrees. Drone footage appears to show Russian troops crossing the border unopposed at most to be on the front line for something you I've already fought before in 2022 same thing again same thing again you're angry, very angry Dennis, a reconnaissance commander Ukrainian helped push back the Russians in 2022 now he has to fight for the same territory again there was no first line of defense, we saw it The Russians just came in, where were the minefields?

Ukraine says it is repelling this attack with reinforcements, but Russia has been probing the entire 800m front and at the same time exposing the weakness. Jonathan Beal BBC News vens