reconquers Izium and forces Russian troops to regroup

The Ukrainian Armed Forces have reported this Saturday that they have conquered the town of Kupianskin the region of Kharkiv, until now controlled by Russian forces. In addition, the Russian defense ministry has confirmed the withdrawal of Russian forces from Izium Y Balakliya.

Kupyansk is a vital supply center for Russian forces in eastern Ukraine, which had been under their rule since the first week of the February invasion. These advances would be the most significant since Russia withdrew from the outskirts of kyiv in April.

In addition, Russian troops have left Izium and Balakliya, in northeastern Ukraine, this Saturday. This has come about due to a sudden and apparent collapse of one of the main front lines of war after Ukrainian forces surrounded the area in a shock advance.

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state news agency TASS has cited the Russian Ministry of Defense confirming that he had ordered troops to leave the area around the city of Izium in Kharkov province, saying they would be sent to strengthen operations in Donetsk.

The announcement came hours after Ukrainian troops took the city of Kupiansk, further north, on only railway hub supplying the entire Russian front line in northeastern Ukraine. This left thousands of Russian troops abruptly short of supplies across a stretch of the front that has seen some of the most intense fighting of the war.

Ukrainian forces have reconquered dozens of cities held by Russia since they stormed the front line earlier this week. Earlier this Saturday, Ukrainian officials released photos of their troops raising the country’s blue and yellow flag in front of the Kupiansk city hall at dawn.

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“In order to achieve the declared objectives of the Special Military Operation for the liberation of Donbas, it has been decided regroup russian troops located in the Balakliia and Izium districts in order to increase efforts in the Donetsk direction,” the Russian Defense Ministry said.

These operations have been possible thanks to the help of the Ukrainian secret services in collaboration with the Armed Forces. “Special forces personnel of the Central Security Service A of the Ukrainian secret service (SBU) in Kupiansk, which was and always will be Ukrainian!”, the SBU itself published on its official Telegram account.

“We will liberate our land to the last centimeter! We are going further! Glory to Ukraine!”continues the text, picked up by the Ukrainian press and which has been echoed Europe Press.

This advance is part of the offensive launched by the Ukrainian forces on August 29 in the regions of Kherson and Kharkov which has allowed them to recover 30 locations in Kharkov. In addition, photographs have been published of soldiers from the 92nd Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces posing with a flag of the country supposedly in Kupiansk.

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The President of Ukraine, Volodimir Zelenski reported this Friday that the army liberated and took control of more than 30 settlements in this region.and asked citizens to report the crimes committed by the Russian occupiers, as reported Eph.

“At that time, the Armed Forces of Ukraine liberated and took control of more than 30 settlements in the Kharkov region. On the part of the peoples of the region, actions to control and secure the territory continue, we are gradually taking control of new settlements, “the Ukrainian president assured in his usual evening message.

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The Ukrainian president added that units of the National Police are returning to the liberated settlements in the Kharkov region.

“I ask the Ukrainians of the liberated territory: please, give the representatives of our forces any information you know about the crimes of the occupiers”Zelensky pointed out.

The Ukrainian president thanked the secret services “which once again proved very effective in expelling the enemy.” However, he stated that “fierce battles continue both in Donbas and in the south” of Ukraine.