Ukraine will have regained 2,500 km² in the east, according to a US agency.
According to Washington-based think tank The Institute for the Study of War, the progress of Ukrainian troops is higher than figures provided by Kyiv. Its latest report, released on Friday, Estimates of the captured territories in the east of the country are approximately 2,500 square kilometers. The Ukrainian Armed Forces announced on Friday a “gain of more than 1,000 km2 “. the President of Ukraine had mentioned to him “2,000 Kilometer Territory” Resumed from early September His daily addressNot to mention that it’s square kilometers.
According to the American Institute, “Irregular Russian Forces [sont] Trapped by the rapid advance of the Ukrainians”. He relies in particular on images broadcast on social networks showing the capture of Russian prisoners in Izium and surrounding towns.
The same report indicates that Ukrainian forces “Cutting Russian land communications could knock out Russian positions around Issium” North and South of the city.
The Russian military announced on Saturday that “taken” Its forces are based in the Balaglia and Isium regions of eastern Ukraine. Vladislav Sokolov, head of the Russian-appointed local administration, said on social media that authorities in Izium had begun evacuating residents to Russia.
Fighting in eastern Ukraine comes as another offensive continues around Kherson in the south. Analysts suggest that Russia may have withdrawn troops from the east to reinforce this latter area, giving the Ukrainians an opportunity to attack a weakened front line.
Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov told TV channel Ukraine that the Russians did not have food or fuel for their troops in the region. “It will be like an avalanche, He predicted a Russian retreat. The defensive line falters and then collapses. »
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