AFU Counteroffensive And Breakthrough To Liman: Frontline Сhanges
- 14.09.2022, 12:13
New maps of the advancement of the Ukrainian army.
The Ukrainian counteroffensive continues successfully. The Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Kherson region are trying to advance in three axes, and are also carrying out attacks to approach Liman in Donbas.
RBC-Ukraine reported about it with reference to the map of the Institute for the Study of War (ISW).
Kharkiv region ((Vovchansk-Kupyansk-Izyum-Lyman Line)
According to the maps, Ukrainian troops continue to consolidate gains in the eastern part of the Kharkiv region and are likely to carry out ground attacks in the north of the Donetsk region.
Analysts assume that the Ukrainian forces likely hope to take advantage of recent gains in Sviatohirsk (just south of the Kharkiv-Donetsk Oblast border 20km northwest of Slovyansk) to move east on Russian positions.
It is not ruled out that fighting is also taking place near Bilohorivka. The Ukrainian defenders are consolidating their successes in the region, hoping to increase pressure on the occupiers in the Luhansk region and in the Lysychansk-Sievierodonetsk area.
Donbas
The ISW noted that the Donetsk region remains one of the main concentrations of the Russian forces.
Yesterday the enemy attempted limited ground attacks in the area and may have made some minor gains in the Bakhmut area, fighting positional battles along the T0513 highway.
In addition, analysts noted that the statements of Russian sources that allegedly their army managed to reach the eastern outskirts of Bakhmut need confirmation.
South
Ukrainian fighters continue the counteroffensive operation in the Kherson region.
Thus, the Armed Forces of Ukraine carried out ground attacks in three main axes along the Kherson-Mykolaiv frontline: the north of the Kherson region to the south of the border with the Dnipropetrovsk region, to the west of the Kherson region along the river Inhulets and northwest of the Kherson City.
Probably, the Ukrainian armies strengthen positions in Olgin (5km south of the Dnipropetrovsk-Kherson region border) and prepare for attacks along the Arkhanhelske line toward Novopetrivka (5km south of Olhyne).
Analysts suggest that the Armed Forces of Ukraine are making progress in the Davydiv Brid area and in attempts to rebuild in the near Sukhyi Stavok area. Such maneuvers can be applied for further progress to Bruskynske in the Kherson area.
Meanwhile, the Russians were trying to advance along the Ternovi Pody-Lyubomirivka line, which is about 30 kilometres from Kherson. There are no official confirmations of this yet.
At the same time, the Ukrainian forces are additionally continuing an operational-level interdiction campaign to target Russian military, logistical, and transportation assets in southern Ukraine to support ground maneuvers along the Kherson-Mykolaiv frontline.