Published on: 09/17/2022 – 08:58 am Modified on: 09/17/2022 – 10:55 am
Ukraine is continuing offensive operations in the north-east of the country while Russian forces have established a defensive line between the Oskil River and the town of Svatove, British military intelligence said on Saturday. Since the beginning of its counter-offensive, Kyiv has been less explicit in communicating its military strategies and objectives. Follow the latest developments in the situation in Ukraine.
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The Ukrainian authorities continue to analyze the bodies found in Izium after the pro-Russian occupiers left. Although Ukrainians initially thought the dead were “due to the bombings at the start of the Russian offensive,” most bear the marks of brute force, according to our special correspondent in Kharkiv, Gulliver Cragg.
The residents also told him about “very brutal behavior” on the part of the Russian occupiers.
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7:51 a.m.: London says Ukraine is continuing its offensive in the northeast near Kharkiv
Ukraine is continuing offensive operations in the north-east of the country while Russian forces have established a defensive line between the Oskil River and the town of Svatove, British military intelligence has said.
“Russia probably considers it important to maintain control of this area as it is crossed by one of the few main supply routes that Russia still controls from the Belgorod region of Russia,” the Defense Ministry said in a regular update on Twitter.
“Russia will probably try to defend this area stubbornly, but it is uncertain whether the Russian front-line forces have sufficient reserves or morale to withstand a new concerted Ukrainian attack,” he added.
(4/4) Russia will likely attempt to tenaciously defend this area, but it is unclear whether Russia’s front-line troops have sufficient reserves or morale to withstand another concerted Ukrainian attack.
— Department of Defense 🇬🇧 (@DefenceHQ) 09/17/2022
With AFP & Portal