Advance on Kharkiv region: National Guard troops destroy four Russian infantry fighting vehicles

Illustrative photo: Ukrainian military drones destroyed Russian equipment (Getty Images)

On May 10, Ukrainian National Guard soldiers destroyed Russian equipment during an attempt to advance into the Kharkiv region, according to the National Guard in Telegram.

As noted by the National Guard, fighters from the 2nd unit of the Special Forces Center Omega destroyed four Russian infantry fighting vehicles and a Ural vehicle.

These targets were successfully destroyed using drones even as they approached during the attempt to storm the border.

New Russian offensive

As a reminder, today, May 10, the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine announced that Russian troops attempted to breach the defense of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Kharkiv region. The enemy did not succeed, as they were stopped by Ukrainian defenders.

As noted by the head of the Kharkiv Regional State Administration, Oleh Syniehubov, Ukrainian forces prevented the Russians from seizing Ukrainian territories. However, according to him, border settlements are currently in the grey zone.

At the same time, he added that there is no ground threat to Kharkiv against the backdrop of such actions by the occupiers.

For more details on the situation in the Kharkiv region, refer to RBC-Ukraine's material.