Ukraine advance as Russia retreats
Fresh from seizing Izium, Ukraine appears to push toward more Russian-held territory.
KYIV, Ukraine — A day after routing Russian forces in a lightning advance that seized hundreds of square miles and a strategic town in the northeast, Ukraine claimed additional territory on Sunday in an offensive that has swiftly reshaped the battlefield in the nearly 200-day-old war and left Moscow reeling.
Ukraine’s rapid gains in the Kharkiv region have significantly weakened Russia’s hold on eastern Ukraine, which it has used as a stronghold to wage its war since February. Ukrainian officials said on Saturday that their troops had retaken the city of Izium, a strategically important railway hub southeast of Kharkiv that Russian forces seized in
The map showed Russian forces having withdrawn to the eastern side of the Oskil River, about 10 miles east of the city of Izium, with the river appearing to represent the new front line in the region.That would indicate that Ukrainian forces have driven Russian troops from almost all of Kharkiv Province. In the last few days, Ukrainian forces have seized a large slice of territory in the region, including the city of Izium, an important logistics hub, overturning Russian gains made in a war that began around 200 days ago.the spring after a bloody, weekslong battle.Ukraine’s advance now puts pressure on territory that Russia holds in the Donbas, an eastern Ukrainian region that comprises Donetsk and Luhansk provinces.For Russia, the Oskil river represents the last natural barrier before the border with the Luhansk region.
Ukraine’s military said in its evening update that Russian troops “hastily” withdrew from the town of Svatove in the Luhansk region. Russia’s Defense Ministry released a new map of areas it claims to control in the Kharkiv region that appeared to confirm a pullback amid the Ukrainian offensive. The map showed Russian forces having withdrawn to the eastern side of the Oskil River, about 10 miles east of Izium, with the river appearing to represent the new front line in the region. That would indicate that Ukrainian forces have driven Russian troops from almost all of Kharkiv.
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Ukraine’s rapid gains in the Kharkiv region have significantly weakened Russia’s hold on eastern Ukraine, which it has used as a stronghold to wage its war since February. Ukrainian officials said on Saturday that their troops had retaken the city of Izium, a strategically important railway hub southeast of Kharkiv that Russian forces seized in
The map showed Russian forces having withdrawn to the eastern side of the Oskil River, about 10 miles east of the city of Izium, with the river appearing to represent the new front line in the region.That would indicate that Ukrainian forces have driven Russian troops from almost all of Kharkiv Province. In the last few days, Ukrainian forces have seized a large slice of territory in the region, including the city of Izium, an important logistics hub, overturning Russian gains made in a war that began around 200 days ago.the spring after a bloody, weekslong battle.Ukraine’s advance now puts pressure on territory that Russia holds in the Donbas, an eastern Ukrainian region that comprises Donetsk and Luhansk provinces.For Russia, the Oskil river represents the last natural barrier before the border with the Luhansk region.
Ukraine’s military said in its evening update that Russian troops “hastily” withdrew from the town of Svatove in the Luhansk region. Russia’s Defense Ministry released a new map of areas it claims to control in the Kharkiv region that appeared to confirm a pullback amid the Ukrainian offensive. The map showed Russian forces having withdrawn to the eastern side of the Oskil River, about 10 miles east of Izium, with the river appearing to represent the new front line in the region. That would indicate that Ukrainian forces have driven Russian troops from almost all of Kharkiv.
