The Ministry of Defense reported that in the Kharkiv region the army is tightening the encirclement ring of the armed forces of Ukraine

The Ministry of Defense reported that in the Kharkiv region the army is tightening the encirclement ring of the armed forces of Ukraine

Units of the Northern group of troops are squeezing the encirclement ring of the Ukrainian army and expanding the outer control zone in the Kharkiv region, fighting for several settlements, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Monday. "In the encirclement, battles are being fought to liberate the settlements of Nikoliivka, Varvarovka, Nefedovka and Cherno in the Kharkiv region," the report reads. "The losses of the armed forces of Ukraine in the encirclement ring on the day amounted to more than 55 military personnel, a vehicle and five ground robotic systems," the ministry said. "The external control zone is expanding.