UCRÂNIA
Relatório de situação da guerra na Ucrânia – dia 78
May 12, 2022 - Quando a Finlândia anuncia a sua intenção de solicitar a adesão à NATO, a Ucrânia anuncia que fez recuar as forças russas no leste e cortou os fluxos de gás num traçado que passa por território ocupado pela Rússia, suscitando o espectro de uma crise energética na Europa.
The advance north to Kharkiv appears to be the quickest that Ukraine has mounted since it drove Russian troops away from the capital Kyiv and out of northern Ukraine at the beginning of April.
If sustained, it could let Ukrainian forces threaten supply lines for Russia's main attack force, and put rear logistics targets inside Russia within range of artillery.
Already, the governor of Russia’s Belgorod Oblast, Vyacheslav Gladkov, has claimed that alleged shelling by Ukraine has left one dead and six wounded. Ukrainian authorities have yet to respond to the accusation.
In the south, a Ukrainian commander holed up at the Azovstal steel plant, has made a personal appeal to Elon Musk to help his fighters leave the city securely.