The Armed Forces of Ukraine are carrying out an offensive in Kharkiv Oblast at a rate of tens of kilometers per day. According to the morning report of the General Staff of Ukraine, more than a thousand square kilometers have been released in recent days.
Wedging into the enemy's defense reaches already up to 50 km in some areas, and more than thirty settlements are under control from which the Armed Forces of Ukraine knocked out the russians.
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At the same time, the general situation in the Balaklia-Kupyansk-Izium triangle remains unconfirmed. According to the DeepState assessments, as well as taking into account the fact that the data is updated with a corresponding delay of one day, the situation looks as follows:
However, Defense Express notes that the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine urges to refrain from disseminating information about the actions of Ukraine’s military.
And some Western analysts are somewhat freer, both in assessments and in the publication of materials. In particular, the authoritative Institute for the Study of War publishes the following map on the evening of September 9, Kyiv time:
At the same time, photos and videos from the soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine appeared en masse in the morning. Given the level of their distribution in the mass media, it makes no sense to remain silent about them.
Also, photos and videos from the soldiers of the Armed Forces of Kupyansk already appeared en masse in the morning. Given the level of their distribution in the mass media, it makes no sense to remain silent about them.
Defense Express reminds that Kupyansk is an extremely important logistical hub for the russian army, the main artery of reinforcement for the entire russia’s group near Izium is passed. An alternative route is a thin corridor with several roads with much lower capacity through the settlement of Oskil east of Izium.
The reaction of russia’s so-called "military correspondents" is also quite revealing, some of them continue to repeat the "there’s no panic" mantra, while others are already directly writing about the threat of encirclement of the russian group in Izium.
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