Kharkiv's defenders are thwarting all attempts by Russian invaders to enter or pass through the city, Oleh Synehubov, head of Kharkiv Regional Military Administration, said.

"The defense of Kharkiv is very powerful. All attempts by the enemy to enter the city in large or medium columns or pass through the city, for example, to Dnipro, end up with them [the Russian invaders] being completely destroyed," Synehubov said on the air of the telethon on Sunday.

According to him, the Russian army has lost the ability to conduct ground battles.

"The actions of the enemy now are surprising, since he has actually already lost his ground battle. He does not have many assault troops left in order to seriously resist our military," the head of the Military Administration stressed.