Russia’s ‘Duke of Harkiu’ terror and chaos… Putin’s deception? [Subtitles News]

– Black smoke rises in various parts of Kharkiv due to Russia’s airstrikes.
– Just a few days ago, the longest 16-hour air raid alert since the start of the war was sounded.
– [Katerina Talanina/Kharkiv Resident: It’s sad to see all of this. It’s not pleasant to remember childhood through explosions and shelling.]
– Since initiating ground operations in Kharkiv on the 10th, the Russian army has been expanding its occupation.
– They have advanced over 10km around Kharkiv in a week.
– [Igor Konashenkov/Russian Defense Ministry Spokesperson: We conducted an aggressive offensive for a week and occupied 12 villages in the Kharkiv region.]
– Russia’s major offensive on Kharkiv has various implications.
– It can hinder Ukraine’s attacks on Russian territory based from Kharkiv and also aim to divert Ukrainian forces concentrated on the southeastern Donetsk front.
– Russia has stated that they do not plan to occupy Kharkiv externally.
– [Vladimir Putin/Russian President: We will establish a buffer zone. That’s what we’re doing. We have no plans to occupy Kharkiv.]
– Western military experts believe that the chances of Russia occupying Kharkiv, given the size of its military forces and level of war materials, are low.
– However, at any time, they could use Kharkiv as a turning point for occupying Ukraine’s second city for further attacks on mainland and industrial facility strikes.
– The over two-year-long war in Ukraine is facing a boiling point on the Kharkiv front.
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