The situation in Kharkiv Oblast “is not catastrophic,” and there are indicators pointing toward stabilization, Ukraine’s military intelligence chief Kyrylo Budanov said on national television on May 14. Budanov’s statement came after he reportedly told the New York Times a day earlier that the situation in the region “was on the edge” and “moved toward critical every hour.” Despite that, Budanov told the New York Times he expects that Russia’s attempted offensive in Kharkiv Oblast would last “for another three or four days,” after which they may attack Sumy Oblast. “It is definitely not true t…