Ukraine's military denies Russia moved 50,000 troops from Kursk for Kharkiv offensive
Illustrative photo: Ukrainian Armed Forces denied the deployment of 50,000 Russian troops from the Kursk region to attack Kharkiv (Getty Images)
The Ukrainian military does not confirm the deployment of 50,000 Russian troops from the Kursk region to attack Kharkiv, according to the Operational Tactical Group Kharkiv.
“The information of foreign media about the deployment of a 50,000-strong Russian group to the Ukrainian border to attack Kharkiv is not true,” the statement said.
The military called on both domestic and foreign media to carefully check the information before publishing it, and in case of any questions, contact the communications units of the Ukrainian Defense Forces for clarification.
Backstory
Some foreign media (specifically, it is about the article in The Military Watch Magazine of May 25), citing Western analysts, reported that the Russian army was preparing for a new large-scale offensive on Kharkiv.
For this purpose, the enemy allegedly moved a 50,000-strong group of troops from the Kursk region to the Ukrainian border near the Kharkiv region.
Russian offensive in Sumy and Kharkiv regions
Western media reported that Russian troops were preparing to launch a new military offensive against Ukraine in late March.
In early April, the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Oleksandr Syrskyi, reported that Russia had launched an offensive against the Sumy and Kharkiv regions.
On May 27, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that the largest and strongest Russian troops are now in the Kursk direction. Their goal is to push Ukrainian forces out of the Kursk region and prepare an offensive against the Sumy region.
Read more about the situation in the Sumy region in RBC-Ukraine's article.
