Litwin
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The objective of the new Russian offensive in northern Kharkiv is to create a 10-kilometer wide buffer zone along the border to prevent Ukrainian shelling into Russian territory. Russia has no intention to seize the city of Kharkiv. There is no need to panic.
Ukraine's military says Russian troops have crossed the border into the eastern region of Kharkiv, most likely to establish a buffer zone between the two countries.
The regional governor said on social media on Friday that the Russians have started a new stage of their offensive in northern Kharkiv.
The governor said an area near the border with Russia came under heavy shelling, killing two civilians.
An official of the Ukrainian military's General Staff told NHK that Russian troops have entered from the north, and pushed one kilometer into the region.
Ukraine: Russian troops in Kharkiv aiming to create buffer zone along border | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News
Ukraine's military says Russian troops have crossed the border into the eastern region of Kharkiv, most likely to establish a buffer zone between the two countries.www3.nhk.or.jp