The Russians are actively advancing in the Kharkiv region: Maliar on the front line situation 

Russian occupiers have been actively advancing in the Kharkiv region for the past two days. Heavy fighting is ongoing there. 

This was announced by the Deputy Minister of Defense of Ukraine, Hanna Maliar. 

The Russian occupying army has been actively advancing on the Kupiansk direction in the Kharkiv region for the past two days. Heavy battles are currently taking place there. The Ukrainian Armed Forces are in defense. 

"We are gradually moving forward in the Bakhmut direction. There is daily progress around Bakhmut on the southern flank. On the northern flank, we are trying to hold our positions as the enemy attacks. In Bakhmut itself, we are shelling the enemy, and the enemy is shelling us," Maliar reported. 

The Russian invaders are also advancing in the Avdiivka and Maryinka directions. Heavy fighting continues there.

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