Russia’s Defense Ministry announced Saturday that it’s pulling back troops from two areas in Ukraine’s eastern region, marking what could become the biggest battlefield success for Ukrainian forces since early in the war.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, center, reacts after his press conference in Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday, Sept. 9, 2022.
The claim of pullback to concentrate on Donetsk is similar to the justification Russia gave for pulling back its forces from the Kyiv region earlier this year when they failed to take the Ukrainian capital. Videos on social media appeared to show Ukrainian forces on the outskirts of Izyum at a roadside checkpoint. A large statue with the city’s name could be seen in the footage. Ukrainian forces did not acknowledge holding the city.
The same report said Ukrainian forces “may collapse Russian positions around Izyum if they sever Russian ground lines of communication” north and south of the town. “It will be like an avalanche,” he said, predicting a Russian fallback. “One line of defense will shake and it will fall.” “We are gradually taking control over more settlements, returning the Ukrainian flag and protection for our people,” Zelenskyy said.
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