Russia Halted by First Line of Kharkiv's Defense, Zelenskiy Says.

BALLISTIC missiles; AERIAL bombing

KHARKIV (Ukraine); RUSSIA

Russia's recent attack on Ukraine's northeast front was halted by Kyiv's first line of defense in the Kharkiv region, according to President Volodymyr Zelenskiy. Ukrainian troops now have enough artillery shells, and Zelenskiy has appealed to allies to allow Kyiv to use western weapons to strike inside Russia. The assault, supported by air dominance, is focused on the town of Vovchansk. Kyiv has deployed reinforcements to counter Russia's largest ground incursion since 2022, following weeks of intensified air strikes. [Extracted from the article]

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