Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyi told “good news from Kharkiv” in the evening. He did not give further details.
12:25•Updated 12:27
Ukraine has managed to advance in its counterattack in the Kharkiv region, but progress has also been observed in the direction of Kherson.
American think tank The Institute for the Study of War (you go to another service) (ISW) estimates in its situation review that on Wednesday the Ukrainian troops have advanced 20 kilometers in the eastern part of the Kharkiv region and have recaptured approximately 400 square kilometers of the territory occupied by Russia.
In the review, it is estimated that the Russian forces are undermanned in the region, because Russia has to commit its forces to the Donbass and the occupied Kherson region to the south.
– Now we see that Ukraine is an active and proactive party to the war, Assistant Military Professor at the National Defense University Antti Paronen commented on Wednesday On Twitter (you will switch to another service).
According to Paronen, there were indications of the transfer of the initiative during the summer, when Ukraine was getting more and more long-range weapons and being able to reduce its manpower losses.
Towards Izjum
Ukraine is also said to be approaching Izjum, which is an important supply route for Russian troops. The city of Izjum is located in the Kharkiv region in the southeast, near the Donbass.
British Broadcasting Corporation BBC says (you switch to another service)that according to some estimates, the Ukrainian forces are perhaps only tens of kilometers away from Izjum.
Ukraine’s counterattack continues in the Kherson region as well.
According to a recent report by British military intelligence, Ukraine may have destroyed a pontoon bridge in Darivka, which Russian forces built to replace the destroyed bridge.
The Darivka crossing point is one of the main routes for Russian troops along the Dnieper River. By striking a fragile point, Ukraine will slow down Russia’s ability to move its troops and transport equipment from the east, British intelligence sums up.
A military historian updating the situation map of the war Eemil Kastehelmi describes On Twitter (you will switch to another service) Ukraine has pushed back the Russians in the northern part of the front in Kherson.
Zelenskyi is silent on the details
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi confirmed in his speech on Wednesday evening that the armed forces of Ukraine succeeded in recapturing the areas in the direction of Kharkiv, but did not give details.
– Now is not the right time to name the areas where Ukrainian flags are returning, Zelenskyi said in his speech.
Both sides have also reported heavy gunfire and missile and airstrikes on Wednesday.
follows the stages of the offensive war in this article (you will switch to another service).