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War in Ukraine: Russian offensive intensifies on the border
Monday May 13, Russia steps up its offensive in Ukraine. The city of Vovchansk is constantly targeted by Russian strikes.
(franceinfo)
Monday May 13, Russia steps up its offensive in Ukraine. The city of Vovchansk is constantly targeted by Russian strikes.
Near Avdivka (Ukraine), fighting intensified on Monday May 13. Police patrol looking for civilians in distress. “It’s terrible, our houses were bombed”, testifies one of them. She can’t hold back her sobs. 300 kilometers away, in Vovchansk (Ukraine), near the Russian border, is constantly under fire. On Sunday May 12, around thirty airstrikes fell in the area.
Large-scale ground offensive launched in Karkhiv
The police helped residents evacuate and provided first aid to the injured. One of them, met by the France Télévisions teams, says: “They opened fire at the door. I have no fingers left. They are destroyed.” Since Friday May 10, Moscow (Russia) has launched a ground offensive in the Karkhiv region (Ukraine). Nearly 6,000 residents were evacuated.
