Ukraine reports Russian ground invasion on Kharkiv | DW News

Ukraine says Russia has launched a new ground offensive on the country's northeastern border, advancing about a kilometer inside Ukraine. Officials say there was massive shelling in the town of Vovchansk, near the city of Kharkiv. Ukraine has rushed reinforcements to the region to shore up local defenses. Ukrainian forces are evacuating residents and at least one civilian has been killed in the shelling. Ukraine's president Volodymyr Zelenksyy says the military had anticipated the attack and "a fierce battle" is underway.

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[Ausf]

Next video: Kharkiv not strategically important.

[mungucitimothy]

"The situation is difficult. " Understatement of the year.

[chucksurgeonertribute]

I thought Russia was going to run out of missiles for the last 2 years.

[RoyalBlue]

What kinda Shovels and washing machines is Russia using?!

[garrynorth]

Never bring 60 billion to a shovel fight…

[Jack-qkxv]

You know it's bad when even DW can't spin it in Ukraine's favor..

[lessdatesmoreonmyplates]

I don't understand... Zekensky said they lost onl 31k troops and killed 500k Russians... So this will be an swift and easy win for Ukrain right?!?

[iamzebra]

Difficult is the same as hard to tell the truth

[univeropa]

They are only using shovels, no need to worry.

[paulmufumbwa]

They are losing by taking Kharkov? Its the Ukrainians advancing towards Kiev! These Russian shovels are scary

[vig]

Pray that Russia will not take Berlin like in 1945....

[easternwestern]

One year ago, the exact same people were predicting victory for ukraine.

[vitorlopes]

Where is Boris Johnsson and Victoria Nuland ?

[faisalhs]

Computer chips from dishwashers and refrigerators in action!

[marka]

I thought Ukraine was winning this whole time.

[reqxgnh]

Where is Lithuania's mighty army?

[ZakWayne]

This reporter is clueless. $60 billion in military aid is not heading to Ukraine. Read the bill, only $13 billion is direct military aid… Ukraines military has been receiving weapons this whole time from the West, they never stopped despite initial congressional blocking.

[trqster]

But "Russi@ has already lost the war" - Joe Biden April 23

[ypyp]

DW has been telling us that Ukraine has been winning for more than 18 months, looks like that was highly accurate reporting then.

[Zuchu]

The military had anticipated the advance into Kharkiv but didn't decide to evacuate the civs?!