Sounds of Ukrainian counter-offensive echo in ruined village near Russia's border

A view shows a house next to a damaged Ukrainian tank in Vilhivka village, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, near Kharkiv, Ukraine, May 11, 2022. REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes

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VILKHIVKA, Ukraine (Reuters) - The near-constant crump of shellfire washed over this battered hamlet on Wednesday, testifying to fierce fighting beyond its wind-swept fields between Ukrainian troops pressing a counter-offensive and Russian forces that once occupied the area.