Succes schreef op 15 augustus 2023 19:54:
ISW: Ukraine regains ground as Russia’s exhausted troops struggle
Ukraine’s military is gaining ground in Staromayorske, Urozhaine and Bakhmut directions, inprobing Russia’s vulnerable defensive lines, which lack reinforcements to shore up breaches.
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euromaidanpress.com/2023/08/15/isw-uk...Ukrainian forces made gains on multiple fronts, advancing in the Donetsk and Zaporizhzhia oblasts, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) reports, citing Ukrainian Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Maliar.
On 14 August, Ukraine’s Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Maliar said Ukrainian troops achieved successes near Staromayorske and Urozhaine in Donetsk Oblast. Over the past week, Ukraine retook around 40 square kilometers of territory in the Bakhmut area.
The US-based think tank reported the Ukrainian military continues to press its counteroffensive near Melitopol and Berdiansk in Zaporizhzhia Oblast. ISW assesses that Russian defensive lines are “brittle” and lack reserves to reinforce or rotate troops.
Maliar noted unspecified Ukrainian gains south and southeast of Staromayorske (9km southeast of Velyka Novosilka) and near Urozhaine (9km south of Velyka Novosilka) in Donetsk Oblast.
As per the ISW report, some Russian sources acknowledged that Ukrainian forces control the northern part of the settlement.
A Russian battalion commander, Alexander Khodakovsky, complained they were defending Urozhaine with fatigued forces suffering casualties. ISW previously determined that the Russian troops lacked operational reserves for rotations or reinforcements.
Russian military bloggers also reported Ukrainian advances near Robotyne in Zaporizhzhia Oblast and Klishchiivka in Donetsk Oblast, though Russia has not officially confirmed any territorial losses.
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