Almost two weeks have passed since Ukraine took the initiative and launched a counter-attack in Kherson district in the south of the country and today (Wednesday) Kyiv expanded the offensive activity to the northern Kharkiv district as well.
According to reports in the Ukrainian and Russian media, the Ukrainian army won ground gains around the city of Blakilya, which is east of the city of Kharkiv in the Izium sector.
According to some reports, the Ukrainian army managed to conquer or even occupy parts of the city.
Russian soldiers who were captured in the fighting in Kharkiv province
Documentation from the battle scene showed that the Ukrainian army managed to capture at least several positions in the heavily wooded area as well as capture a battery of Russian light artillery.
In some positions it appears that the Russian army hastily retreated.
According to reports in the country, the purpose of the Russian attack is to capture, or weaken with artillery fire, the town of Kopiansk, which is an important axis of movement for the Russians in the northern Donbas region and in the Kharkiv region.
In recent weeks, it was announced that the Russian army diverted a large amount of forces from the Izium sector to the south towards Kherson, with the aim of repelling the Ukrainian counter-attack, which left the northern front with a shortage of manpower as the majority of those manning the positions are pro-Russian militiamen and elements of the National Guard .
A Ukrainian gunner during fighting in the south of the country,
In the meantime, the Ukrainian advance continues, at a rather slow pace, in the southern Kherson district, alongside the continued massive firing of precision shells and long-range missiles at the Russian logistics infrastructure.
The Ukrainian army reported this morning the downing of a KA-52 combat helicopter in combat north of the city of Kherson.
In addition, media outlets in Ukraine reported that the Ukrainian army liberated the town of Novovonosnsk, which is located in the northeast of the Kherson region, not far from the northern bank of the Dnieper River.
According to reports, the Russian army suffered heavy losses and retreated from the area without a trace.
The Ukrainian army launched a counterattack in the Kherson region and managed to break through the Russian lines at least in two points.
However, foreign soldiers volunteering in the service of the Ukrainian army told the CNN news network that the situation on the ground is "very fluid" and that the struggle for the liberation of the southern district will take a long time and great efforts on the part of the Ukrainian army, which is afraid of using large motorized forces.
The fighters, who spoke to the news network on the condition of anonymity, said that despite the small achievements on the ground relative to the forecast, the pressure on the Russian army is enormous, due to an acute shortage of personnel and continuous damage to its logistics system.
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