The Ukrainian army expands the control zone in the northeast, in directions to Kremennaya and Svatov and in the Kherson region, confirms the American Institute for the Study of War (ISW) in the daily summary of analysis.
American analysts emphasize that in these regions to Ukrainians are opposed by parts that were previously considered one of the best in the Russian army.
“Russian groups in the Kherson region and on the Liman Front to a large extent consisted of units that were considered one of the best conventional combat units of Russia before the war, – American analysts write and explain that we are talking about the 144th Guards Motor Rifle Division In the case of Liman and about the 76th Guards Airborne Division in the case of the Kherson region.
Institute, based on messages of the Russian General Staff, Russian military bloggers, information from Ukrainian sources, the results of geolocation of pictures and videos and other information, writes that Ukrainians expand the control zones to the east of Kupyansk, Borova, Liman, approaching the cities of Kremlin and Svatovo and the road connecting them.
Analysts of ISW and information about the breakthrough of Ukrainians in the north of the Kherson region confirm. “The successes of Ukrainians in the Kherson region are beaten in an already unstable Russian information space. Officials of Russian occupation administrations are increasingly accusing NATO intelligence of opening the weaknesses of Russian defense in the Kherson region and urging Russian forces to prepare for street battles and build new ones Defense lines, ”writes ISW.