It is likely that Ukrainian forces launched counterattacks in the south of Kharkiv region and recaptured new territory after Russia redeployed its forces in the area to defend against a counteroffensive launched by Ukrainian forces in Kherson, according to the latest assessment of the Institute for the Study of War. .
The redeployment of Russian troops from the south of Kharkiv for the defense of Kherson contributed to counterattacks by Ukrainian troops, who retook several settlements on Tuesday.
The deployment of Russian troops from Kharkiv and eastern Ukraine to southern Ukraine is likely to enable opportunistic counterattacks by Ukraine.
Data on Russian servicemen killed in Ukraine indicate that Russia transferred troops of the 147th Artillery Regiment of the 2nd Motorized Rifle Division of the 1st Guards Tank Army to the Kherson Region no earlier than the end of August, and this is the first time that ISV has seen soldiers. from this division that operated in the south of Ukraine.
Soldiers of the 147th Regiment previously fought in Buch in March, and soldiers of the 1st Guards Tank Army were mainly active in the Kharkiv direction after the withdrawal of the Russians from Kyiv.
The Ukrainian army pushed the Russians back to the Kharkiv region
On Tuesday, Ukrainian troops launched a counterattack in the Kharkiv region in the Balaklia region, which probably pushed the Russian troops back to the left bank of the Donetsk and Middle Balakliika rivers.
Ukrainian forces may have captured Verbivka, less than 3 km northwest of Balaklia, according to ISW, which geolocates images posted on social media.
Several Russian sources acknowledged Ukraine’s successes in Verbivka and reported that Russian forces had destroyed bridges in the eastern outskirts of Balaklia to prevent further Ukrainian advances.
However, Russian forces will be encircled, according to Russian sources cited by Rob Lee, a Russian military expert and fellow at the Institute for Foreign Policy Studies.
According to the Russian TV channel “Older Whirlwind”, not only Balaklia is surrounded, but also Ukrainian troops, it seems, occupied Volokhiv Yar overnight. They think that Ukraine will try to push through to Kupyansk. https://t.co/UyiUSbZYC2 pic.twitter.com/IUg3tV4NWH
— Rob Lee (@RALee85) September 7, 2022
Social media users reported that Russian troops retreated from checkpoints six kilometers west of Balaklia on Tuesday.
Ukrainian troops also continue to strike at Russian material and technical nodes, concentration of equipment, manpower and equipment, roadblocks in the Kherson region.
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