Ukrainian military commander Stanislav Buniatov said that Russian forces are opening new attack routes in Kharkiv, but he did not clearly specify where the Russians have opened a new front. According to the situation of the past two days, Russian forces have occupied Dzherzhynskoye in the northeast of Kharkiv, thus opening the fifth attack direction in Kharkiv. It is estimated that what Buniatov referred to should also be Dzherzhynskoye.
The five attack directions of the Russian forces, except for Lipets, the other four are all heading towards Bolshoy Borok. These attack directions are not only about seizing territory, but more importantly, they are to mobilize Ukrainian forces and tie down their troops. If the Ukrainian forces do not send reinforcements, then the Russian forces will advance forward; if the Ukrainian forces send reinforcements, then the Russian forces will pull more Ukrainian forces into the area around Kharkiv. The Ukrainian government is now sending reinforcements to Kharkiv, but mainly border defense units from the west. There are really not enough field forces.
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