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Opinion > World
Russia's Kharkiv push aims to stretch Ukraine forces
By Agence France-Presse
May 16, 2024 12:02 am

PARIS – Russia's offensive around Kharkiv probably aims more at presenting Kyiv with a strategic quandary over where to deploy its already stretched forces than taking the major Ukrainian city, experts say.

Moscow's troops were firing at around 30 villages in the northeastern Kharkiv region and had occupied tens of square kilometers in the space of a few days.

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