Tonight, the Ministry of Defense reported that one of the Slobozhansky Terrorism Battalions pushed back the Russian occupiers and went to the section of the state border with Russia.
According to the morning report of the General Staff, in the Slobozhansky direction the enemy is trying to restrain the offensive of the Defense Forces north of the city of Kharkiv and prevent them from reaching the State Border of Ukraine. The occupiers are preparing offensive operations by units concentrated in the area of the city of Izyum.
At the same time, Russian aircraft destroyed civilian and military infrastructure in the eastern operational zone and industrial facilities in the depths of Ukraine.
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We will remind, tonight the Ministry of Defense reported that in the Kharkiv region one of the terrorist defense battalions pushed back the Russian occupiers and reached the section of the state border with Russia.
Also recently, retired General of the Australian Armed Forces Mick Ryan said that thanks to the victory in Slobozhanshchina morale and confidence of the Ukrainian army will increase even more. The battle for Donbas, as well as the Russian war against Ukraine in general, is approaching an important turning point, according to the article “The Armed Forces won the battle for Kharkiv, what's next?”
A military analyst suggests that the Kremlin could theoretically gather forces for a final offensive from Crimea. But in this decision it will be possible to draw parallels with the Ardennes operation of the Wehrmacht during World War II. This offensive attempt will be tactically dangerous in the short term and strategically useless in the long run.
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