The only ones who were surprised by the speed of the Ukrainian military advance in the Kharkiv region were the soldiers of the Russian army.
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“For the United States, the effectiveness of the Ukrainian counter-offensive near Kharkov was not a surprise. Judging by the Pentagon’s data on the response of the Russian occupiers, this may have been a surprise for the Russians,” he said. said the Pentagon spokesman.
During the briefing, Ryder also noted that the Ukrainian military offensive in the Kharkiv region forced a significant portion of Russian units to leave across the border into Russia’s territory.
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