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'Big Hole:' Ukrainian Prisoner of War Comments on Defense System Near Kharkov
'Big Hole:' Ukrainian Prisoner of War Comments on Defense System Near Kharkov
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On Sunday, the Russian Defense Ministry said that Russian troops had liberated the village of Ivanovka in the Kharkov Region. Earlier, the head of... 28.05.2024, Sputnik Africa
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There were no mine barriers along the border with Russia from the Kharkov region, which the Ukrainian commanders had told their troops about, captured Ukrainian border guard Oleksandr Ilnytsky told Sputnik."They had told us there were mines just to stop us climbing anywhere," the captive said, adding that the Russian military came from a direction where they were not expected.According to the Russian defense ministry, the village of Ivanovka in the Kharkov area was recently liberated. On Friday, the head of Russia-controlled territories in the region disclosed that the Russian troops would soon take control of the Volchansk city.
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'Big Hole:' Ukrainian Prisoner of War Comments on Defense System Near Kharkov
On Sunday, the Russian Defense Ministry said that Russian troops had liberated the village of Ivanovka in the Kharkov Region. Earlier, the head of Russia-controlled territories in the region, Vitaly Ganchev, noted that the region's city of Volchansk "is on the verge of liberation."
There were no mine barriers along the border with
Russia from the Kharkov region, which the Ukrainian commanders had told their troops about, captured Ukrainian border guard Oleksandr Ilnytsky told
Sputnik."You could say it's just one very big hole. It's very easy to get into, and there's nothing serious about it. We were let in and told that everything was already prepared there, that it was mined," he noted.
"They had told us there were mines just to stop us climbing anywhere," the captive said, adding that the Russian military came from a direction where they were not expected.
According to the Russian defense ministry, the village of Ivanovka in the Kharkov area was recently liberated. On Friday, the head of Russia-controlled territories in the region disclosed that the Russian troops would soon take control of the
Volchansk city.
