Live: kyiv claims advances in the Kharkiv region, on the northeastern front

Published on: 08/09/2022 – 07:18 In a video speech, President Volodymyr Zelensky claims that Ukraine has taken over several localities in the Kharkiv region, located in the northeast. The Ukrainian army, which has been leading a counter-offensive for several weeks, will be at the heart of discussions, during a meeting of defense ministers from allied countries to organize military support. Follow the latest developments live. 6:49 a.m.: meeting of defense ministers from allied countries of Ukraine During the day, the American Secretary of Defense, Lloyd Austin, will welcome his counterparts from allied countries to discuss the situation in Ukraine and organize support for the Kyiv forces. 6:34 a.m .: Ukrainian army claims advances on the northeastern front “This week we have good news from the Kharkiv region [nord-est]”, said the Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelensky, in his video speech last night broadcast on social networks. Refusing to name them, he spoke of “localities where the Ukrainian flag has returned”. Observers had reported, in recent days, of a breakthrough by Ukrainian forces in this region, partly occupied by the Russian army since the beginning of the war, without this information being verifiable from an independent source. With AFP and Reuters