Emergency meeting in Kiev: Fighting on the outskirts of Kupyansk - 68 more settlements in NE Kharkiv are being evacuated - The Russians have ente

Emergency meeting in Kiev: Fighting on the outskirts of Kupyansk - 68 more settlements in NE Kharkiv are being evacuated - The Russians have entered Petropavlovka!

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Russian forces surrounded Shinkovka

The A/GES of Ukraine convenes an emergency meeting for Kupiansk, asking V. Zelensky to make decisions on the course of operations. Kiev announced the extension of the evacuation zone.

Kiev initially evacuated 53 settlements and is now evacuating a further 68 as Russian troops advanced into the NE region of Kharkiv, taking control of Shinkovka with fighting now shifting to the Petropavlovka region, a large village to the east of the city.

Essentially, the Ukrainians are preparing to hand over to the Russian Army a huge area in NE Kharkiv.

The Gnilitsa River flows through this settlement, which remains the only natural barrier to access to the nearest eastern suburb of Kupyansk, the village of Kucherovka.

However, the Russians are already talking about battles on the outskirts of Kupyansk

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