Ukraine: Intense shelling as troops battle to regain Kharkiv region; Ukrainian fighters at besieged Azovstal plant vow to fight till the end; “Surrender Is Not An Option”: Ukraine Troops In Azovstal Steel Plant, LIVE UPDATES and MORE

Ukraine: Intense shelling as troops battle to regain Kharkiv region:

Intense fighting is continuing in the Kharkiv region of Ukraine as troops attempt to regain control of the area from the Russians.

It comes after Ukraine’s armed forces claimed on Saturday that they had taken five villages north-east of the country’s second largest city.

Analysts say the Ukrainian operation is developing into a successful counter-offensive.

Kharkiv has been the focus of intense shelling since the February invasion.

The governor of Kharkiv region said on Saturday that Russian troops continue “to fire on civilians in Kharkiv region”.

Oleh Synyehubov on Telegram reminded people to “not go out unnecessarily” and told people not to ignore the air raid sirens.

There is concern that the Russian shelling could intensify in the run up to Victory Day on May 9, when Russia commemorates its win over Nazi Germany in 1945.

The region has been heavily targeted by Russian forces since the invasion, but a report from the Institute of the Study of War says that Ukrainian troops are now “notably retaking territory along a broad arc around Kharkiv”.

It added that Ukrainian troops may be able to relieve Russian pressure on Kharkiv “and potentially threaten to make further advances to the Russian border.” —>READ MORE HERE

Ukrainian fighters at besieged Azovstal plant vow to fight till the end:

Ukrainian fighters at the besieged Azovstal steel plant in the southeastern port of Mariupol, who are the last holdout against Russian forces in the city, vowed on Sunday to continue their stand as long as they are alive.

“We will continue to fight as long as we are alive to repel the Russian occupiers,” Captain Sviatoslav Palamar, a deputy commander of Ukraine’s Azov Regiment, told an online news conference.

“We don’t have much time, we are coming under intense shelling,” he said, pleading with the international community to help to evacuate wounded soldiers from the plant.

Illia Samoilenko, a fighter with the Azov Regiment who also took part in the virtual conference, said they still had weapons, munitions and water, and were prepared to fight as long as they must. —>READ MORE HERE

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