Ukrainian governor told Newsweek fighting has moved into the periphery of a key border town standing in the way of Russia's renewed Kharkiv offensive.
There are 'active shooting battles' happening on the northern edge of the Ukrainian border city of Vovchansk, according to a Ukrainian official, as thousands of people flee from Russian advances in northeastern Ukraine.'Active shooting battles are taking place on the northern outskirts of the city' of Vovchansk, Kharkiv regional governor, Oleh Syniehubov, said in a statement on Tuesday.
Vovchansk sits around three miles, or five kilometers, from the Russian border onto the Kharkiv region.More than 7,500 people have been evacuated, according to Ukrainian officials, and Moscow has said it has captured a series of border villages. Russia's Defense Ministry said on Tuesday that its troops had taken control of Buhruvatka, a village west of Vovchansk, and 'advanced into the depths of the enemy's defense.'Russia said on Monday that its forces had entered Vovchansk.
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