About 6% of Kharkiv Oblast still occupied – Head of Oblast Military Administration
Iryna Balachuk — Wednesday, 14 September 2022, 20:25
As of 14 September, 16 hromadas [administrative units designating a town, village or several villages and their adjacent territories] in Kharkiv Oblast have been fully liberated from the Russians. However, approximately 6% of the oblast's territory is still occupied.
Source: the Office of the President, quoting a statement made by Oleh Syniehubov, the Head of the Kharkiv Oblast Military Administration, during a meeting chaired by Volodymyr Zelenskyy on 14 September
Quote: "Oleh Syniehubov, the Head of the Kharkiv Oblast Military Administration, informed the President that 16 hromadas had been fully liberated and 7 hromadas partially liberated. Approximately 6% of the oblast’s territory is still occupied, while it had been 32% before the Ukrainian defenders’ counteroffensive."
Details: Syniehubov added that damaged infrastructure - electricity and mobile phone service - was being repaired, and medical institutions were resuming their work.
Zelenskyy pointed out that it was vital to restore power as soon as possible and urged the local administration to increase the number of engineers and State Emergency Service team members to speed up the process.
Background:
- President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited the recently liberated city of Izium in Kharkiv Oblast on 14 September.
- Deputy Minister of Defence Hanna Maliar reported that Ukrainian defenders had succeeded in liberating approximately 388 towns and villages and 150,000 people in Kharkiv Oblast since 6 September.
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