The surprise of the Ukrainian forces: counterattack between Kharkiv and Izyum

"The movement of Russian troops from

and Donbass to the south", where Moscow has

, "is probably opening up

to the Ukrainian forces." The

, an authoritative US think tank, wrote in its report yesterday.

Yesterday an

began in the Kharkiv region, near the inhabited center of

, which seems to have forced the Russians to take refuge on the left bank of the Severskyi Donets and Serednya Balakliika rivers.

ISW, crossing Ukrainian videos and Russian military reports, confirmed last night the conquest of  

(3 km northwest of Balakliya) and cited Russian sources expressing concern that the Ukrainian attack intends to cut Ukrainian forces out of

and then

where the Russian advance has been halted for two months.

Izyum is only about forty kilometers from

, a city controlled by Kiev, hit hard by Russian artillery in recent days, but which the ground troops are unable to get close to.

Rob Lee

, a military analyst at the

, told the

that “Russia does not have strong reserves in this area that could be sent quickly to fill gaps and strengthen key cities.

. "The

again quotes

a pro-Kremlin war blogger, who accused the Russian authorities for hiding" bad news "." We must start doing something about the system where our leadership

and their subordinates don't want to upset their bosses, ”he said.

Today, the Ukrainian side disclosed the video of the

, in the vicinity of Balakliya, and that of the

right in the skies between Kharkiv and Kiev

Rob Lee, a military analyst at the

, told the

that “Russia does not have strong reserves in this area which could be sent quickly to fill gaps and strengthen key cities.

. "The Guardian again quotes

a pro-Kremlin war blogger, who accused the Russian authorities for hiding" bad news "." We must start doing something about the system where our leadership

and their subordinates don't want to upset their bosses, "he said.

Today, the Ukrainian side disclosed the video of the

, in the vicinity of Balakliya, and that of the

right in the skies between Kharkiv and Kiev

Also today, numerous photos and videos have appeared on the net that would testify Ukrainian new advances on this front