Ukraine’s counteroffensive is hampering Russia’s attempts to transfer additional ammunition, reserves, mobilized men and defense assets to forward positions, as Ukrainian troops advance simultaneously in three regions: Kherson, Kharkiv and Luhansk, the Institute for the Study of War notes in its latest article. analysis of the situation at the front.

American analysts note that Ukrainian troops liberated several towns on the eastern bank of the Ingulets River, forcing Russian troops to retreat to Kherson.

They also cut two Russian land lines of communication in the north of Kherson region, pushing Russian troops south of the border between Kherson and Dnipropetrovsk regions in the direction of Beryslav.

Ukrainian forces are holding back attempts by the Russians to transfer additional ammunition, reserves, mobilized population and defense assets to forward positions and continue to advance east of the Oskil River in the Kharkiv region.

Russian sources reported that fighting is taking place near Kreminnaya.

Partial mobilization is a “gift” to Ukraine

Ukrainian sources said the partial mobilization ordered by Vladimir Putin poses no short-term danger because the Ukrainian counteroffensive is moving faster than Moscow can send new forces to the front.

Ukrainian intelligence chief Kyrylo Budanov said the Russian mobilization was a “gift” to Ukraine as the Kremlin found itself in a “dead end” between its failures and its determination to keep the captured territories.

Defeats at the front, combined with growing problems with partial mobilization, have fueled antagonism among pro-Putin nationalists, who have become increasingly aggressive since Putin called up reservists.