Ukraine’s successive attacks in the south and east of the country have allowed its army reconquer 700 square kilometers of territory occupied by Russia . Now they intend to surround Izium, a town southeast of Kharkov. This has been assured by kyiv this Thursday, where the US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, has announced 2,700 million dollars in new economic and military aid.
“In general, our troops in separate directions penetrated several tens of kilometers deep into the enemy’s defenses. Several localities were liberated,” said the deputy head of the Main Operational Department of the General Staff, Brigadier General, Oleksiy Gromov.
“The total area of the territory that returned to the control of Ukraine in Kharkiv and the south direction is more than 700 square kilometers“, he added in a telematic press conference.
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Ukraine’s Deputy Defense Minister, Hanna Malyar, has recalled that the active hostilities of the war extend throughout 1,300 kilometers of a total frontage of 2,500 kilometers and that fighting takes place “everywhere”.
“If we talk about the south, about the east, we have an operation underway that covers a whole set of measures: part of which are of an offensive nature, part of a defensive nature. Therefore, it is a multifaceted strategy“, has explained.
Russia, which tries to minimize and discredit the counter-offensives in the south and east, has assured this Thursday that the Ukrainian counter-attack actions in the south are not advancing due to the great losses in the enemy’s ranks, according to the military spokesman, Igor Konashenkov.
The Russian Foreign Affairs spokeswoman, María Zajárova, added that, despite this, kyiv “is once again giving orders to attack Russian units and the people’s militia of Donetskthis time on the line of contact in the Kharkov region”.
It is here that the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the National Guard have liberated from the Russian occupation more than 20 locationsafter penetrating the defense of Russian troops at a depth of up to 50 kilometers, according to Gromov.
Ukrainian troops already partially pushed enemy forces back in May towards their country’s border in the same province, where Russia never got to take the city of Kharkivthe second in the country.
Next Target: Izium
The Ukrainian Army has taken advantage of the fact that all eyes – especially the Russians – were on the counteroffensive in the south, where Ukraine has released at least two locations.
According to the American Institute for the Study of War (ISW)the Ukrainian Armed Forces “probably take advantage of the relocation of Russian troops” to the southern axis and the Donetsk region to carry out an “opportunistic but highly effective” counteroffensive in the province.
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The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyhas advanced hours before that there was “good news” in Kharkov, where in some towns the Ukrainian flag returns.
Neither he nor the General Staff revealed the names of the reconquered villages, but the ISW has pointed out in its analysis this Thursday that the counteroffensive in Kharkiv focuses on the southeast.
According to the UNIAN agency, the special forces of the Battalion “Wild Field” they posted a video in the village of Nova Husarivka. Ukrainian outlet Strana has further claimed that the troops entered Balakliyia, according to local residents.
According to this study center, the Ukrainian forces are advancing to the north of Izium towards Kupiansk and in the northeast around Balakliya, Verbivka, Yakovenkove, Volokhiv Yar and Shevchenkove.
New US aid
The head of American diplomacy, Anthony Blinkenwho made a surprise visit to kyiv on Thursday, explained that the US Congress has already been notified of other 2.2 billion dollars in investments in the long term to strengthen the security of Ukraine and that of 18 neighbours.
Ukraine’s extraordinary frontline defenders continue to fight bravely for their country’s freedom, and US President Joe Biden has made it clear that we will stand with the people of Ukraine for as long as it takes.
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