A police officer speaks to a local man as his house is seen on fire after a Russian airstrike in Vovchansk, Ukraine, on Saturday, May 11, 2024. Ukrainian officials didn’t confirm whether Russian had taken the villages, which lie in a contested “gray zone” on the border of Ukraine’s Kharkiv region and Russia. The Washington-based think tank described recent Russian gains as “tactically significant.”AdvertisementTetiana, 82, cries with her daughter as she is evacuated from Vovchansk, Ukraine, Saturday, May 11, 2024. Ukrainian officials have downplayed Russian statements about captured territory, with reinforcements being rushed to the Kharkiv region to hold off Russian forces. The bold counterattack helped persuade Western countries that Ukraine could defeat Russia on the battlefield and merited military support.

Source: Huffington Post May 12, 2024 04:34 UTC