The Ukrainian army continues its offensive in the eastern Kharkiv region, showing momentum to retake Izyum, an important base from which the Russian army has announced a de facto withdrawal.


If Ukrainian forces recapture Izyum, it is expected to be a major blow to the Russian military, which has deployed troops over a wide area in the east.

Ukrainian forces continued a large-scale reversal offensive in the eastern Kharkiv region, and Ukrainian security services recaptured Kupyansk, a supply route for Russian troops on the front lines of the eastern Donbass region, on the 10th. Announced.



Ukrainian forces are also believed to be closing in on Izyum, an important stronghold about 60 kilometers to the south.



Against this backdrop, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced on the 10th that it had decided to relocate its troops in the vicinity of Izyum to strengthen its operations in the direction of Donetsk, effectively announcing its withdrawal from Izyum. It is accepted.



The US think tank War Research Institute said on the 10th that Izyum was "highly likely to be recaptured by Ukrainian forces within 48 hours, and the release of Izyum would be the worst since the victory in the capital Kyiv in March." It will be an important achievement," he said.



On the other hand, the British Ministry of Defense said on the 11th that "Over the past 24 hours, Ukrainian forces have continued to make significant advances in Kharkiv Oblast. It is highly likely that Russian forces have withdrawn troops from the area, but it is of strategic importance." Fighting continues around Kupyansk and Izyum," he said.



If the Ukrainian army recaptures Izyum, the Russian army, which has deployed troops over a wide area in the eastern Donbass region, will lose important bases such as supplies, which will be a major blow. increase.

What is Ijumu of Important Bases?

Izyum, located in Kharkiv Oblast in the eastern part of Ukraine, is known as a transportation hub with a trunk road connecting the provincial capital Kharkiv and the eastern Donetsk Oblast.



Before the Russian invasion began, it was a prosperous city with a population of about 46,000 and a machine industry.



Immediately after the military invasion, the Russian army repeatedly attacked, and on March 24, one month after the invasion, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced that Izyum had been seized.



After that, the Russian army moved south from Izyum as a base, and it became an important base for the deployment and supply of troops to the eastern Donbass region, which Russia is aiming for complete control.



In addition, the United States and other media reported that Chief of the General Staff Gerasimov, the head of the uniformed group of the Russian army, secretly visited the Russian military base in Izyum in April this year in order to restore the war situation.



In response, the Ukrainian side continued a large-scale reversal offensive in Kharkiv province earlier this month, and was advancing troops toward Izyum.