Russia-Ukraine war: Russian troops enter Ukraine's second largest city of Kharkiv
Moscow (Russia), February 27: In the midst of severe combat, Russian troops are said to have entered Ukraine's second-largest city, Kharkiv.
A social media video appears to show a number of Russian light military vehicles on the city's streets, with some visuals showing vehicles on fire.
On Sunday, Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Major General Igor Konashenkov announced that Moscow's armed troops had blocked Kherson and Berdyansk and taken control of Henichesk and the Chernobaevka airfield in Kherson over the previous day.
"Over the past day, the cities of Kherson and Berdyansk were completely blocked by the Russian armed forces. The city of Henichesk and the Chernobaevka airfield near Kherson were also taken under control," Konashenkov was quoted saying by Sputnik News Agency.
Meanwhile, explosions have been also been reported in Ukraine.
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The spokesman also stated that over the previous 24 hours, troops from the Luhansk People's Republic carried out operations and took control of the settlements of Novookhtyrka, Smolyaninovo and Stanychno-Luhanskoye, with fire support from the Russian military.
According to Sputnik, Konashenkov stated that the Russian armed forces have advanced 52 kilometres (32 miles) since the start of military operations in Ukraine.
Since the start of the offensive, Russian armed troops have destroyed 975 objects of Ukrainian military infrastructure, according to the spokesperson.
As per Sputnik, "Russian armed troops have struck 975 military infrastructure facilities in Ukraine to date."
Following the recognition of Donetsk and Luhansk, Russia launched a special military operation in the early hours of Thursday.
Russian military activities have been resoundingly criticised by Western countries, which have imposed harsh penalties on Moscow.
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