Russian forces are regrouping and preparing for renewed assault in the Kharkiv Oblast, according to Ukraine’s Operational-Strategic Group of Forces “Khortytsia.” In an official statement from April 12,

Russian forces are preparing for assaults in the Kharkiv region. The enemy is likely amassing troops, as no attacks were carried out over the past day. This was reported by RBC-Ukraine, citing the Khortytsia Operational-Strategic Group of Forces.

The General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces has stressed that the increased Russian activity in Sumy and Kharkiv oblasts is a statement of fact, not a cause for panic or sensationalism. Source: Major Dmytro Lykhovii,