#Ukrainian forces have captured an estimated 2,500 square kilometers in Kharkiv Oblast in the Kharkiv area counteroffensive as of September 9. /1 iswresearch.org
#Ukrainian forces are likely clearing pockets of disorganized #Russian forces caught in the rapid Ukrainian advance to #Kupyansk, #Izyum, and the #Oskil River, given the recent influx of observed pictures of Russian POWs. /2 iswresearch.org
A geolocated image confirms #Ukrainian forces reached the southern outskirts of #Kupyansk on September 9 along the R79 highway, and #Russian sources reported ongoing tank battles in the area. /3 iswresearch.org
#Ukrainian strikes have damaged the #Kupyansk bridge over the #Oskil River likely beyond usability, which will degrade #Russian forces’ ability to supply and reinforce their positions against Ukrainian assaults. /4 iswresearch.org
#Russian forces and occupation authorities in the rear of occupied #Kharkiv Oblast are panicking to reinforce Russian positions and “evacuate civilians” amid the high pace of the #Ukrainian advance. /7 iswresearch.org
#Ukrainian and #Russian sources also suggested that Ukrainian forces may have advanced north of #Hrushivka (12km west of Kupyansk) towards the Russian logistics hub in Velykyi Burluk. /8 iswresearch.org
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The success of recent #Ukrainian counteroffensives likely contributed to the Russian announcement that annexation referenda will be indefinitely postponed. /1 iswresearch.org
#Donetsk People’s Republic (DNR) Head Denis Pushilin and #DNR Mayor of #Mariupol Konstantin Ivashchenko reportedly did not attend a military parade in Mariupol on September 11 and their current whereabouts are unknown. /3 iswresearch.org
#Ukrainian troops are likely to continue counter-offensive operations in #Kherson Oblast based on the limited reporting that is available. /1 iswresearch.org
Southern Axis Update:
Footage taken by residents of #Kherson Oblast on September 10 and 11 corroborates statements made by #Ukrainian officials regarding the continued Ukrainian interdiction campaign along the Southern Axis. /2 iswresearch.org
Southern Axis Update:
Social media users reported explosions near Kakhovka and Nova Kakhovka which substantiates statements made by #Ukrainian military officials that Ukrainian troops hit an ammunition depot and ferry crossing in this area. /3 iswresearch.org
The #Russian Ministry of Defense’s September 11 briefing map confirmed that Russian forces are withdrawing from settlements around Kharkiv City, from northern Kharkiv Oblast, and settlements on the western bank of the #Oskil River. /1 iswresearch.org
Geolocated and social media footage confirmed that #Ukrainian forces have entered #Vovchansk and Velykyi Burluk, severing #Russian ground lines of communication (GLOCs) along the T2104 highway and reaching the international border. /2 iswresearch.org
NEW: #Ukraine has inflicted a major operational defeat on #Russia, recapturing almost all of #Kharkiv Oblast in a rapid counter-offensive. Ukraine has turned the tide in its favor, but the current counter-offensive will not end the war. /1
The #Ukrainian recapture of #Izyum ended the prospect that #Russia could accomplish its stated objectives in #Donetsk Oblast. /2
After retreating from #Kyiv in early April, the stated #Russian objectives had been to seize the complete territory of #Luhansk and #Donetsk Oblasts via an attack along an arc from #Izyum through #Severodonetsk to the area near #Donetsk City. /3
NEW: #Ukraine has decisively won the Battle of #Kharkiv Oblast, @TheStudyofWar can assess, recovering its territory northwest, north, and northeast of the city and ending the Russian ground & artillery threat to Ukraine’s second-largest city. Update 🧵
#Izyum is back under Ukrainian control. Its operational significance has long pinned significant Ukrainian forces to the defense of #Slovyansk to its south. Izyum's liberation allows those defenders to join the counteroffensive, reinforcing it and allowing it to keep going. 2/
The Ukrainian breakthrough and exploitation operations north of #Izyum have completely unhinged the Russian defenses throughout northeastern #Ukraine. The Russians are scrambling to find a new defensive line far to the east and have given up on #Kharkiv. 3/
The #UkrainianCounteroffensive in #Kharkiv Oblast is routing Russian forces and collapsing Russia’s northern #Donbas axis. #Russian forces are not conducting a controlled withdrawal and are hurriedly fleeing southeastern Kharkiv Oblast to escape encirclement around #Izyum. 🧵1/
Ukrainian forces have penetrated Russian lines to a depth of up to 70 kilometers in some places and liberated over 3,000 sq. km. of territory in the past five days since September 6 – more territory than Russian forces have captured in all their operations since April. 2/
Ukrainian forces will likely capture the city of #Izyum itself in the next 48 hours if they have not already done so. Its liberation would be the most significant Ukrainian military achievement since winning the Battle of Kyiv in March. 3/ storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/36a7f6…