Russian forces on Saturday abandoned they main stronghold in northeastern ukraine, in crash of one of The main front lines of the war after its escalation Kyiv threatened to encircle area in shock progress.
rapid fall of isium in Kharkiv Province was the worst defeat for Moscow since its forces were forced to do so back from the capital Kyiv in March and can prove decisive turning point in The six-month war, with in thousands of Russian soldiers Abandonment of ammunition stocks and equipment while fleeing.
the state-run tast news The agency quoted the Russian Defense Ministry as saying that it had ordered troops to leave the area to boost operations elsewhere in neighboring Donetsk.
The head of Russia management in Regions in Kharkiv it controls It asked all residents to evacuate the county and flee to Russia to “save lives,” TASS reported. Witnesses described traffic jams of cars with people Leave the territory controlled by Russia.
Ukrainian officials stopped short of They asserted that they had recaptured Isium, but President Volodymyr Zelensky’s boss of Staff, Andrei Yermak, posted picture of forces on its suburbs. Earlier, he tweeted an emoji of grapes; The city name means “raisin”.
Russian withdrawal announcement came hours After the Ukrainian forces captured city of Farther from Kobyansk north, the only railway hub that supplies the entire front line of Russia through northeastern Ukraine. who – which left in thousands of Suddenly cut off the Russian forces off of supplies via a stretch of Milf that saw some of the most severe battles of the war.
There were signs of problem for Russia elsewhere along its remaining positions on the Eastern Front, with Pro-Russian officials acknowledge difficulties in other regions locations And the Ukrainians allude to more future progress.
automatic attack
Days ago, Kyiv’s army stormed the front line and has since recaptured dozens of arrests of Cities and villages in Fast, escalating mechanical attack forward dozens of kilometers per day.
early on Saturday, Ukrainian officials posted photos of Raise their troops blue country and yellow Science in In front of me of city hall in Kobyansk, the blow that seemed prove Decisive for Russian garrisons made by cityrail.
To achieve the stated goals of special military operation for Editing of Donbass, it was decided to regroup existing Russian forces in counties of Balakliia and Izium for the purpose of increase efforts in Donetsk direction TASS quoted the Russian Defense Ministry as saying.
The Russian forces had already abandoned Balakliia days ago.
in Krakow, one of dozens of Restored villages in Ukrainian progress, seen by Reuters burnt -out vehicles It bears the symbol “Z” of Russia invasion. squares still full of ammo scattered with scattered rubbish in The positions that the Russians had abandoned in obvious haste.
“Hello everyone, we are from Russia,” she sprayed on a wall. Three dead bodies in white body bags in a yard.
District Chief of Police said Volodymyr Tymoshenko, Ukrainian police moved in The day before and ID checks of Local people who Lived under Russian occupation since invasion’s second day.
“The first The job is to present help that they need. The next Our mission is to document the crimes committed by the Russian invaders on temporarily occupied territories.
Russia is retreating
See in Valwicki, town in Russian Belgorod region near the border with Ukraine, told Reuters she had seen scores of people from Kobyansk, with Families eat and sleep in their cars along the roads.
“I was in market Today I saw a lot of people from Kobyansk. they say half of The city Captured by the Ukrainian army, Russia is retreating … the fighting is approaching.”
Belgorod Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said officials were providing food and medical aid to people They line up at the crossing into Russia. Senator Andrei Turchak of United Russia loyal to the Kremlin partymentioned more from 400 vehicles on the border.
Russian missile fire hit Kharkiv city on Saturday evening, killing at least one Person and damage several homespart of to rise in The bombing of Kyiv has since been counter-offensive, Ukrainian officials said.
Reuters could not confirm The battlefield Independently.
sudden abandonment of Russia’s front line to the south of Kharkiv city Quickly and abruptly put an end to a period when the war raged like a relentless grind on A firm front in favor of Moscow in Raw firepower.
Russian forces fought hard to me capture Izium early in war then used city as a logistics base for one of they main Campaigns – assault for months from north on Neighboring Donbas region.
There were signs that Ukraine could benefit on Chaos with Attacks along other areas of Eastern Front. Dennis Pushlin head of The separatist administration installed by Russia in Donetsk province said the situation in Lyman, East of Isium,”remains Too hard – like in a series of settlements in The north of Republic.”
A little further east, Ukrainian officials have hinted at a possible Attempt to restore Lysychansk, captured by Moscow in July in a few weeks of fighting in one of The deadliest war battles.
The governor of the Ukrainian region, Serhiy Gaidai, was quoted as saying in Ukrainian media He said Ukrainian forces were spotted on the city suburbs. The city name means “fox” and after his tweet of Grape, Yermak tweeted a fox emoji.
