The war situation in eastern Ukraine has changed dramatically over the past few days.


The Ukrainian army stepped up its reversal offensive to recapture the territory, and the Russian army virtually announced its withdrawal from Izyum in Kharkiv province, which is an important base of the front line in the east.


Ukrainian forces are also believed to have recaptured some settlements in the Luhansk region, where Russian forces have claimed control of the entire region.



On the other hand, in the area recaptured from the Russian army, multiple bodies were found that were believed to have been tortured, and it is urgent to clarify the actual situation of the damage.

From a stalemate, all at once...

This is a battle map created based on the analysis of the American think tank "War Research Institute".

This is the latest situation as of September 12th.


In the east, the Ukrainian army is intensifying its reversal offensive.

Focus on the eastern Kharkiv region.


I went back in time and zoomed in to see.


Then, from May to the beginning of this month, there was almost no change in the war situation.

Last week, however, things took a big turn.


Day by day, the light blue area where “Ukraine insists on counterattack” grew.



A high-ranking U.S. military official said on Thursday that Russian forces had vacated most of the area they controlled near the city of Kharkiv and had withdrawn.


Most of the troops are said to have moved into Russian territory.

The British Ministry of Defense analyzed on the 13th that Russian troops withdrawing from Kharkiv province had suffered heavy casualties in the early stages of the military invasion and had not been fully reorganized before the Ukrainian counterattack. .



Also, on the 12th, Governor Haidai of Luhansk, which is adjacent to Kharkiv, posted on SNS that ``Luhansk's land is being reclaimed in centimeter increments.''

Ukrainian army recaptures part of Luhansk region

Russia's Putin administration claimed to have taken over all of Luhansk in July this year, but the Ukrainian army is believed to have recaptured some villages in Luhansk.

President Zelensky to liberate more than 6,000 square kilometers

Ukrainian President Zelensky said in a video released on the 12th, ``Our soldiers have already liberated more than 6,000 square kilometers in the eastern and southern parts of the country,'' and indicated his intention to further counterattack.

Voices of joy from the citizens of the reversal offensive

People in Kyiv, the capital, expressed their joy at the Ukrainian army's reversal offensive in the east.



A 28-year-old woman said, "The military work is wonderful and I am proud to see the bravery of Ukraine. I am looking forward to the end and victory of the war."



The 67-year-old said: "We have been waiting for this situation. We have to take back not only Kharkiv, but also Donetsk, Luhansk and Crimea. The war will take longer, but we will resist." I will continue," he said.

On the other hand, a 30-year-old man welcomed the reversal offensive in the East, but said, "Russia may press the nuclear button as a last resort. I'm witnessing what happened and I'm not afraid of anything," he said.

In a town liberated from Russian occupation...

Under these circumstances, “new tragedies” are becoming clear one after another in the towns where the Russian army has left.



The Ukrainian prosecutor's office said in a social media post on Wednesday that four bodies with marks of torture had been found in Zaliznytyne, eastern Kharkiv province, which had been liberated by the Ukrainian army from Russian occupation.



The bodies were found on the 11th, and three of the four were buried on the premises of a private house, and the other was buried on the premises of a factory.



Prosecutors say they are investigating whether four people may have been killed by Russian forces during the occupation.

Remains suspected of being war crimes...

Ukrainian police and others have also received information from residents of Hrakowe, a village in the liberated state, that the village was under occupation, and in March Russian troops killed two young men. He said he forced residents to dig holes and bury the bodies.



According to the police investigation, the body was missing ears and there was a gunshot wound to the back of the head, suggesting that it was a war crime.

Also, on the 13th, the Ukrainian military posted on SNS that "a large number of war crimes by Russia have been recorded in liberated areas," and that complaints about atrocities have continued.

There is an urgent need to clarify the extent of the damage.