Ukrainian forces have staged a counter-offensive in areas around Ukraine's second-largest city of Kharkiv, local officials said Saturday, APA reports citing CNN.
In a statement on Telegram, Oleh Syniehubov, the head of the Kharkiv regional administration, said, "We are not only defending our positions but also liberating our temporarily occupied land. Several settlements were liberated, and fighting for our territories is underway in the direction of Rohan. Fighting also continues in the Izium direction and Chuhuiv direction."