https://www.newsweek.com/russian-troops-encircled-surrounded-ukraine-kharkiv-balakliya-1740601
“Russian Troops Likely Encircled in Ukraine, Ex-Russian Military Leader Says”
Russian troops may be encircled in Balakliya, an occupied town near Kharkiv, a former Russian military leader has said, amid reports of a Ukrainian counteroffensive in the region.
Balakliya is not the objective. There nothing there - it is being by passed.