"The enemy is contained in the gray zone, and it is not expanding," he said.Ukraine's Defense Ministry reported on May 10 that Russian forces launched an attempt to break through in Kharkiv Oblast. The General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces later that day reported Ukrainian troops were fending off Russian forces in the Lyptsi and Vovchansk directions in the north of Kharkiv Oblast as Moscow deployed infantry and heavy equipment.Voloshyn said fighting was continuing in the Lyptsi and Vovchansk directions and Ukrainian forces were hunting down Russian troops he said were hidden in forested areas.It remains to be seen if the Russian offensive is a limited action or the prelude to a larger attack on the city of Kharkiv itself.Partisans: Russian unit refuses to attack Kharkiv OblastA member of the partisan group Atesh who serves in a motorized rifle battalion of the 44th Army Corps of the Russian Armed Forces said that one division in his unit outright refused to participate in the offensive against Kharkiv Oblast.The Kyiv IndependentAbbey FenbertOn May 10, U.S.
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