The Russian army launched an offensive in the north of Kharkiv region ahead of schedule. The task now is to prevent further advancement, according to Ukrainian Armed Forces Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi. “Russia launched an offensive much earlier than planned when he noticed the redeployment of our troops, but he failed to break through our defense,” he writes. At the same time, there will be heavy fighting ahead and the enemy is preparing for it, Syrskyi adds. According to him, it is necessary to prevent further advancement of Russian troops by steadily holding the occupied borders and…