This is stated in the new report of the American Institute for the Study of War ISW of September 8. Analysts, analyzing the counter -offensive of the Armed Forces in the Kharkiv direction, note that the units of the Armed Forces have achieved considerable success in this area of the front and are confidently moving in the direction of the captured Kupyansk.
According to ISW, as of September 8, the Ukrainian army is in positions 15 kilometers from the key logistics unit of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. Analysts suggest that due to a successful counter -offensive, Russian troops were vulnerable to the Armed Forces, and Kupyansk may be released during the next 72 hours.
"The loss of Kupyansk and other rear districts at critical nodes will prevent Russia's efforts to support offensive and defense operations, but not completely reserved Russian communications with raisins," the US experts continued in the report and added that the Armed Forces units in the Kharkiv direction have been rapidly promoting It causes panic in the ranks of Russian troops.
The ISW in the document reminds that through the counter -offensive of the Ukrainian army, the occupation administration of Kupyansk has announced the evacuation of women and children from the settlement. For a possible restraint, the invaders also carry out the forced mobilization of men in Vovchansk, which the Russians at the time of active fighting made the "regional center" of the captured part of Kharkiv region.
Všetky práva vyhradené IN-Ukraine.info - 2022