In the last five days, the Ukrainian military has rapidly advanced into territory previously held by Russia. Ukraine’s advance in the northern front comes as it continues to push against the Russian line in the south near Kherson, where Ukrainian gains have been more modest. Russian forces in the northeast left their flanks undefended, perhaps because of growing shortages of troops, exhausted conscripts and low morale. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continues to be dogged by manpower and logistical issues. One village after another has fallen, including the west side of the town of Kupiansk, according to George Barros, an analyst for the Institute for the Study of War, and images of Ukrainian troops. The Ukrainian offensive has reshaped what was becoming a grinding war of attrition. Russia’s statement framed the loss as a strategic retreat meant to reinforce its position in the eastern Donbas region. While the exact extent of Ukrainian control remained fluid, the Russian Ministry of Defense confirmed the broad retreat from Izium and the town of Balakliya on Saturday, just a day after saying it was reinforcing the area. Source: Institute for the Study of War with American Enterprise Institute’s Critical Threats Project, Ukrainian and Russian officials The New York Times The settlement lies on a key line of communication from a Russian military hub into northeastern Ukraine.Ī map released by Russia of areas it claims to control in the Kharkiv region appeared to confirm that most of its forces have withdrawn to the eastern side of the Oskil River, which runs south from the Russian border, with Izium on the west and the Donbas region on the east. Ukrainian forces have also recaptured Vovchansk in the Kharkiv region near the border with Russia. Additional statements from the Ukrainian military claim that Russian troops were withdrawing from Borshchova and Artemivka near Kharkiv as well as Svatove in the Luhansk region. Ukrainian officials claimed their forces had recaptured several settlements, including Hoptivka near the Russian border and Chkalovske near the city of Kharkiv, though these claims could not be independently verified. Source: Institute for the Study of War with American Enterprise Institute’s Critical Threats Project The New York Times One critical question is whether Ukraine can extend its recent gains to the east, into Luhansk, where Russian forces will try to reestablish a defensive line. Russia still holds vast swaths of Ukraine, including critical cities and towns throughout the Luhansk region that its military had captured over the past several months. “Once the Ukrainian armed forces crossed the first line of defense - if there was one - then the entire front collapsed, as there were no real forces to face Ukrainians.” “There were too few troops to defend the area,” said Konrad Muzyka, a military analyst and director of Rochan Consulting. Russian defenses in the area failed, reshaping the contours of the war and putting a beleaguered Russian military on the defensive. The lightning speed of Ukraine’s counteroffensive in the Kharkiv region surprised even Ukrainian officials, who were still working on Monday to consolidate control of the areas they had seized.
Ukraine regained the same amount of territory, and more, in just the past week. Russian forces inched forward for months, relying on brutal and indiscriminate artillery fire to flatten cities and gain ground. Source: Institute for the Study of War with American Enterprise Institute’s Critical Threats Project The New York TimesĪfter Russia’s military abandoned efforts to capture Kyiv in April, it shifted to a narrower war in eastern Ukraine, with some success. It does not store any personal data.Areas are approximate. The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance".
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