On Izium front, Armed Forces of Ukraine started counteroffensive - Syniehubov
Saturday, 14 May 2022, 13:26
ALIONA MAZURENKO — SATURDAY, 14 MAY 2022, 13:26
On the Izium front in Kharkiv Oblast, Ukrainian defenders have begun a counterattack.
Source: Oleh Syniehubov, Head of the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration
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Quote: "The most intense point for us is the Izium front. There our Armed Forces went on the counterattack.
The enemy is retreating in some areas - this is the result of the character of our Armed Forces."
Background:
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- Analysts at the American Institute for the Study of War (ISW) believe that the Russian military has probably decided to withdraw fully from its positions around the city of Kharkiv .
- According to ISW, "this is how Ukraine seems to have won the battle for Kharkiv": Ukrainian forces prevented Russian troops from encircling, let alone seizing Kharkiv.
