Ukraine has recaptured ‘dozens’ of towns and villages in northeast; Russians withdrawing after counterattacks

According to strategists, Ukrainian forces have inflicted a major operational defeat on Russia.

According to the Institute for the Study of War, the Ukrainian success was due to skillful campaign design and execution that included efforts to maximize the impact of Western weapons systems.

The strategically important town of Izyum has been captured by the Ukrainian forces over the past few days.

Russia redeployed troops away from the region to defend areas they occupied in the south after the counteroffensive in the northeastern part of the country.

According to the commander-in-chief of the Ukrainian armed forces, their forces have reclaimed over a thousand square kilometers of Russian-occupied territory.

The town of Balakliya was liberated by Ukrainian troops over the weekend.

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The British government said in a daily update Monday that Russian troops are likely to retreat from the area in the face of a Ukrainian counteroffensive.

A statement from Britain's Ministry of Defense followed a flurry of posts on social media by Ukrainian troops showing them moving through towns east of the front.

In the face of Ukrainian advances, Russia has likely ordered the withdrawal of its troops from the entire of occupied Kharkiv Oblast west of the Oskil River.

Russia's Defense Ministry said in a Telegram post that Moscow had decided to "regroup" some troops.

The U.K. ministry said that Ukrainian successes in the north at Kharkiv have likely forced Moscow to commit its forces to "emergency defensive actions".

It said that the already limited trust troops have in Russia's senior military leadership is likely to get worse.

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The commander-in-chief of the Ukrainian armed forces, Gen. Valeriy Zaluzh, said that his forces have reclaimed over 3000 square kilometers of Russian-occupied territory.

More than 3000 square kilometers have been returned to Ukrainian control since the beginning of September according to the top general.

Ukrainian forces are now about 50 km from the Russian border in the direction of the Kharkiv.

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The Institute for the Study of War says that Ukrainian forces have inflicted a major operational defeat on Russia.

The war in Ukraine was caused by skillful campaign design and execution that included efforts to maximize the impact of Western weapons systems.

The strategically important town of Izyum has been captured by the Ukrainian forces over the past few days. Russia redeployed troops away from the region to defend areas they occupied in the south after the counteroffensive in the northeastern part of the country.

The service members of the State Security Service of Ukraine pose for a picture in the liberated town of Kupiansk in the Kharkiv region of Ukraine.

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The strategists noted that the Ukrainian armed forces had used Western systems to attack Russian ground lines of communication in the south of the country.

Ukrainian leaders discussed the strikes in the south more ostentatiously, however, they succeeded in confusing the Russians about their intentions.

The use of Western weapons systems in a well-designed and well-executed campaign has resulted in the remarkable success of the counter-offensive operations around the city of Kharkiv.

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Several days of successful counterattacks were celebrated by the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense.

The ministry said the counteroffensive is still going on in the region. A number of villages and towns have been liberated.

The ministry said that the Ukrainian military had returned Hoptivka, a village at the Ukrainian- Russian border, to Ukrainian control.

After it redeployed many troops to southern Ukraine for a counteroffensive, Russia was surprised by a series of counterattacks by the Ukrainians.

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