VOVCHANSK, Ukraine — A brand new Russian offensive into Ukraine’s Kharkiv area has compelled greater than 6,000 folks to evacuate this small metropolis since Friday, fearing for his or her lives and racing to flee a second occupation greater than two years after Moscow’s troops first crossed the border with columns of tanks.
The wave of displaced folks from Vovchansk, positioned simply 5 miles from the Russian border, and surrounding settlements is harking back to these early days of the invasion in February 2022 — however this assault by Russia is even worse, the evacuees mentioned.