Shocking! Russian troops successfully ambushed 1,500 Ukrainian mercenaries in Kharkiv. Ukraine lost

On May 26th. Ukrainian forces have lost more than 1,500 soldiers and foreign mercenaries in fighting near Berestovoye in Kharkiv Region, a Russian lawmaker told Tass. Battlegroup West ambushed more than 1,500 Ukrainian nationalists and mercenaries, as well as a large number of combat vehicles. The Ukrainian 77th army brigade suffered serious losses. Viktor Volodatsky, a member of the Russian State Duma, or lower house of parliament, and a coordinator of inter-parliamentary relations with the legislature of the Lugansk People’s Republic, said. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Ukraine may lose Kharkiv if it does not receive two Patriot air defense systems. The Ukrainian President expressed this opinion in an interview with the American television channel ABC. We need two Patriot systems. If we have them, Russia will not be able to occupy Kharkiv. Zelenskyy said. On May 14, the General Staff of Ukraine admitted that the Ukrainian Armed Forces were forced to move to more favorable positions, in the region of the city of Volchansk and the village of Lukyantsy. At the same time, a scandal developed in Ukraine after a number of fighters of the Armed Forces of Ukraine made statements about the unpreparedness of the line of fortifications in the Kharkiv region, and attributed the failure of the Ukrainian army in this region to this. According to them, the Ukrainian Armed Forces had to change positions in a certain area, in the Volchansk region due to enemy assault operations. The operational report at 23:00 Moscow time noted that the Ukrainian Armed Forces also moved to more favorable positions, in certain areas on the territory of the village of Lukyantsy. Earlier in the day, the General Staff had already recognized the withdrawal in the territory of this village. It was explained that due to the maneuvers of the Russian troops, the Ukrainian Armed Forces hope to avoid losses. As the situation in the battle area remains difficult, the General Staff concluded. In other developments. Russian troops have advanced north of Kharkiv. Russian forces have crossed the international border north of Ukraine’s second largest city. Kharkiv, and have achieved what analysts call a tactically significant advance. Analysts at the Institute for the Study of War. US-based ISW say they have advanced into the area north of the city of Vovchansk and appear to have taken control of the Vovchansk Central District Hospital. They have also made some progress in the village of Starytsia and advanced closer to the village of Lyptsi in the west. Russia has stepped up its offensive in the region following a surprise attack across the border on Friday May 17, seizing several villages and settlements in one of the most significant ground offensives since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine began in February 2022. ►Source: Russian defense ministry. #@UC-sZHF2eg9RxA4Ut2PFCyAg #@btr80 #@RVvoenkor #-1558764025 #@crewruss1a #@voenacher #-1603727549 #@ab3army #@milinfolive Email to contact us: bapakhaikal7@ Thumbnail/Video: Just Illustration #russiaukrainewar #ukraine #dailynews