There they recognized that the Ukrainian side was able to turn the tide of hostilities in their favor.
Experts of the US Institute for the Study of War note that < strong>successful and swift counteroffensive of the Defense Forces in the Kharkiv region will not put an end to the war. The latest ISW report suggests that the armed forces' campaign in the region will sooner or later end, after which the occupying forces will have the opportunity to build new defense lines and possibly launch local offensives.
To counteract this, the Ukrainian defenders will have to start new operations, similar to the one that took place in the northeast, in order to liberate other captured territories of Ukraine. That is why the war will probably drag on until 2023.
“Ukraine has turned the tide of the war in its favor,” ISW analysts state. “Kyiv will probably increasingly dictate the location and nature of the main hostilities, and Russia will increasingly respond inadequately to increasing physical and psychological pressure from Ukraine.”
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It will be recalled that at the beginning of September, the Ukrainian military began a counteroffensive campaign in the occupied territories of the Kharkiv region. The rapid advance of the Defense Forces led to the fact that on September 11, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation admitted that they had lost control over almost the entire captured part of the region. Later, the General Staff confirmed that enemy forces had fled from Kharkiv Oblast.
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Against the background of these events, CNN reported that the counteroffensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in northeastern Ukraine became the largest since February 24.Moreover, the capture of Izyum opens up new opportunities for the Ukrainian army in Donbas.
See special topic: Blinken criticized the Russian Federation for striking Ukrainian TPPs The US will continue to support Ukraine in the fight against Russian aggression. In the Kharkiv region, the Armed Forces of Ukraine reached the border with Russia The occupiers left the settlements of Velikiy Burluk and Dvorichna. RF troops shelled two districts in the Mykolaiv region: there are casualties Residential buildings and civil infrastructure objects were damaged. Putin responded to Zelenskyi's refusal to participate in the presidential talks. They say that the real ultimatums haven't started yet There they still believe that Kyiv will agree to capitulate on Russian terms. The Armed Forces of Ukraine completely de-occupied the Dergachy community – map Electricity supply has been restored on the territory of the community.
