Balakleya is ours: AFU took control of the city, which was under occupation for 6 months

As of 16:00, Balakleya was under the control of Ukraine, and the invaders withdrew.

Rashist Telegram channels have been reporting for several days about the critical situation of the occupiers in Balakliya / facebook.com/MinistryofDefence.UA

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed the release of Balakleya in Kharkiv region from Russian invaders.

He announced this on Telegram by posting a video with the Ukrainian military raising the flag of Ukraine over the city.

“Everything is in its place. The flag is in a free Ukrainian city under a free Ukrainian sky,” he said.VIDEO OF THE DAYPlayUnmute

In the video, the military says that as of 16:00, Balakleya was under the control of Ukraine, and the invaders retreated.

Russian troops captured Balakleya in early March. Mayor Ivan Stolbovoy, according to the information of the head of the Kharkiv OVA, agreed to cooperate with the Russian Federation, and then left the city – went to Russia.

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War in Ukraine: current data

Russian troops have concentrated their attempts to capture the Donbass. Over the past day, the enemy has attacked the front-line villages in the Donetsk and Kharkov regions with dense fire.

In the Volyn and Polesye directions, the situation is unchanged. The threat of missile and air strikes against Ukraine from the airspace and the territory of the Republic of Belarus remains.

Meanwhile, analysts from the Institute for the Study of War state the success of the offensive operations of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near Kharkov. According to them, the defenders advanced at least 20 km towards Kupyansk.

On the liberation of more than 20 settlements in the Kharkiv region was reported to the General Staff. According to official information, the Ukrainian defenders “wedged into the defense” of the enemy to a depth of 50 km.

The village of Ozernoye was de -occupied in the Slavyansk direction was de-occupied , in the Kramatorsk Armed Forces of Ukraine they improved their tactical position – they advanced 2 km deep.

In total, our troops liberated 700 square kilometers .

In the Kherson region, British intelligence says, the APU is slowing down the ability of the Russians to deploy operational reserves and resupply in the south. A certain success of the Ukrainian forces was also confirmed by the Russian Ministry of Defense .

Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, the Armed Forces of Ukraine have already eliminated 51,250 invaders and thousands of enemy equipment.

(C)UNIAN 2022