As Ukrainian troops regained ground with shocking speed, Kyiv and allies indulged in a daring hope: Was the war swinging their way?
CHUHUIV, Ukraine — After months on the edge of Russian occupation, and two days of heavy bombardment, residents of this beleaguered town came out Saturday to clean up — and celebrate, as a fast-moving Ukrainian counteroffensive pushed Russian forces into a stunning retreat from key strategic areas in the northeast Kharkiv region.
Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov said his country was still far from claiming any triumph. “A sign of victory for me will be boarding a plane in Kharkiv and landing in Mariupol,” Reznikov said in a speech Saturday at a conference in Kyiv. Russian military analyst Mikhail Khodarenok told Russian state television on Friday that Kupyansk was a crucial logistical base for Russia, situated at an intersection of rail lines and highways. “It has exceptionally high importance for the supply of all our troops in that region,” Khodarenok said.
Just days ago, Turchak had suggested that the staged referendums Moscow had planned to carry out as a pretext for annexing occupied territories could occur on Nov. 4 to coincide with Russia’s Unity Day. “I’m speechless,” the mayor, Valeriy Marchenko, said of the Ukrainians’ rapid and unexpected progress in the region. “No one was expecting this to be so fast.”
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