Ukraine war: Kyiv continues counteroffensive, claims it has reached Russian border

Ukraine kept the counteroffensive momentum in its war against Russia going on Monday, saying it liberated one village after another

Russia acknowledged the military developments by saying it was regrouping

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Residents greet soldiers in a location given as Kozacha Lopan, Kharkiv Region, Ukraine on Sunday. Photo: Facebook/Vyacheslav Zadorenko/via Reuters

Published: 8:45pm, 12 Sep 2022

Ukraine kept the counteroffensive momentum in its war against Russia going on Monday, saying it liberated one village after another and claiming that in one region it pushed the invaders back right up to the border in a lightning military move that stunned many.

“In some areas of the front, our defenders reached the state border with the Russian Federation,” said the regional Governor of the northeastern Kharkiv region, Oleh Syniehubov. Russian troops crossed the border in the region on February 24, the first day of the invasion.

Russia acknowledged the military developments by saying it was regrouping. As throughout the war, military claims were hard to verify independently.

After Sunday’s attacks by Russia on power stations and other infrastructure that knocked out electricity in many place across Ukraine, Kyiv authorities also said that electric power and water supplies have been restored to some 80 per cent in the Kharkiv region.

“You are heroes!!!,” wrote Kharkiv mayor Ihor Terekhov early in the morning on Telegram, highlighting the ebullient mood in the nation that has endured more than 200 days of war and occupation. “Thanks to everyone who did everything possible on this most difficult night for Kharkiv to normalise the life of the city as soon as possible.”