The rapid counteroffensive of the Armed Forces forces the Russians to cede captured territories.
Russians are “defending” and retreat under the pressure of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Kherson regionand are preparing for defense in Kreminnaya, Luhansk region, where they retreated from Liman. This was stated by an American military official during a briefing at the Pentagon on October 3.
“Down in the Kherson region, where Ukraine is conducting its counteroffensive… the Russians are essentially on the defensive. They are obviously fighting. But they are on the defensive, unlike further north, near Bakhmut, where their actions are offensive,” the official said.
Read also: Ukraine is on the way to achieving three strategic goals: the Pentagon assessed the consequences of the counteroffensive of the Armed Forces
He also noted that the Russians used Liman as a logistics center, so its liberation is a significant operational achievement of the Armed Forces and creates material and technical problems for the Russians.
“This affects the ability to resupply forces along the front line,” the official said.
The same official said the Russians continued to shell the area around Kupyansk, but the Ukrainians continued to defend it, and heavy fighting continued in Bakhmut as Russian forces tried to advance west.
Read also: the Armed Forces of Ukraine freed new settlements in several regions – Zelenskyi
Related video
We remind you that ISW experts also spoke about the successes of the Armed Forces of Ukraine over the past two days. They noted that the Russian army is increasingly degrading, and the Ukrainians are skillfully vacating territories.
See special topic: Markarova: Ukraine is negotiating the supply of missiles that the Russian Federation considers ” red line” It is probably about ATACMS. Zelensky on the legislative level approved the impossibility of negotiations with Putin The decision of the National Security Council in response to the annexation of Ukrainian territories by the Russian Federation was published. Berbok on Putin's proposal to resume negotiations: “This is the opposite of peace” The Kremlin only responds to requests to stop aggression with new atrocities, Berlin emphasizes. RF troops launched a rocket attack on the private sector of Kramatorsk: there are wounded A house and a school were damaged. The Federation Council of the Russian Federation finally supported the annexation of Ukrainian territories By the end of next week, Putin must appoint “temporary leaders”.
