re: Latest Updates: Russia-Ukraine Conflict

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British Defence Intelligence
UPDATE ON UKRAINE 10 September 2022
INTELLIGENCE UPDATE

Ukrainian forces launched offensive operations in the south of Kharkiv Oblast on 06 September 2022. Lead elements have advanced up to 50km into previously Russian held territory on a narrow front.

Russian forces were likely taken by surprise. The sector was only lightly held and Ukrainian units have captured or surrounded several towns. A Russian force around Izium is likely increasingly isolated. Ukrainian units are now threatening the town of Kupiansk; its capture would be a significant blow to Russia because it sits on supply routes to the Donbas front line.

With Ukrainian operations also continuing in Kherson, the Russian defensive front is under pressure on both its northern and southern flanks.

Armed Forces of Ukraine liberate Kupiansk – regional council
Saturday, 10 September 2022, 10:55

The Armed Forces of Ukraine have liberated Kupiansk of Kharkiv Oblast from Russian occupiers. Nataliia Popova, adviser to the Head of the Regional Council, reported that on the morning of 10 September.

Source: Popova on Telegram; source of Ukrainska Pravda in Kharkiv military-civilian administration

Quote from Popova: "Kupiansk is Ukraine! Glory to the Armed Forces of Ukraine!".

Details: Members of Ukrainian Parliament, bloggers and soldiers also reported that the city has been liberated.

There is no official confirmation for the time being.

Kharkiv Oblast Military Administration confirmed to Ukrainska Pravda that Kupiansk is free.

Ukrainska Pravda

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Seeing on Twitter that the front line is completely collapsing and Kupyansk and Izyum are under UA control, with RF troops fleeing east and leaving behind heavy weapons.

At what point does the advance stop to regroup and firm up the advance.

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This reminds me of Desert Storm. We just barreled through the Iraqui's much faster than anyone expected. The only time almost every unit wasn't ahead of schedule was the moment we crossed the berm. Just like the Ukes we were always in danger of outkicking our coverage to use an overused sports metaphor. But I don't see this becoming another Highway 80 situation because the Ukes don't have the USAF ripping and running dealing wholesale slaughter. There will be a time when the Russians stop, turn around and defend in the areas they are on the run now. The issue for them is they are not going to be defending positions they had months to build.

The question is who long can the Ukes keep up the high Op tempo and keep the Russians off balance and how large a front can they do this across. We have to keep in mind the parts of the front they are attacking are relatively small but they are having good success. How will this translate over a larger area over time is anyone's guess without a lot more accurate battlefield intel. No matter how broken the Russians are right now the Ukes will have to take a breathe at some point and they have a shitload more front to break through the defenses but now they have the advantage of doing it from the rear as well as taking lots of the interior land back.

The other thing to keep in mind all that Russian territory on the map is basically devoid of troops. If you had an actual map of where all the Russian troops are it would look like a line drawing of a leaf. The GLOCs would be like the veins running out to the edge and the troops on the front lines would be like the outline of the leaf. The few soldiers in the middle part of the leaf not part of the GLOCs would mainly be the artillery units running from spot to spot playing their battery v counterbattery games all day. I say this to point out huge parts of the map can turn from red to yellow but really only a result of small areas of actual control just like when it turned red during the invasion.

Kremlin media confirming Russian troops left izyum

https://twitter.com/gazetaru/status/1568566213747384320?s=46&t=zp3szyhpEJCYnkstNTveWQ

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Russian troops left the city of Izyum in the Kharkov region - Daniila Bezsonov

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We don't have to sit back and allow Russia to conquer whomever they please Neville


Yeah, and where does that lead?

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Just catching up on message board shite I haven't had the time to participate in because of work.

This, to me, deserves a response.

First off: You obviously missed the purpose of me calling you Neville. Otherwise, you wouldn't have given the completely History-retarded response you gave.

We know where allowing them to conquer whomever they please leads.

Hence: Neville.

They only want Poland, their "ancestral lands".

It's a line we've heard before.

It's telling that you take the side of giving into their demands.

WW3 won't start by helping Ukraine to stop the Russian aggression. It will start by conceding Ukraine to Russia, and then conceding Georgia to Russia, and then finally trying to say "enough is wnough" when they go after a NATO country like Estonia or Lituania. You know, one of their old Satellites that they will claim is "Ancestral" Territory.

Try studying history. Not just reading about it, but studying it.

https://twitter.com/Militarylandnet/status/1568581530473140225

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???????#Kharkiv Offensive Sep 10 13:00:
- UA forces liberated western part of Kupyansk (92MB, SBU Alpha)
- UA troops reached northern outskirts of Izium (25AB, HUR). RU forces are retreating across the Oskil river, abandoning their positions and equipment.

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Rybar

https://twitter.com/wartranslated/status/1568579775966466049

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Russian military reporter group Rybar in tears, begging the Russian Ministry of Attack to start telling truth.

Could you imagine this level of panic just a few months ago?

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Commentary on Izium from Rybar

https://t.me/rybar/38567

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?????????? The situation in the Slavic-Barvenkovsky direction
as of 16.00 September 10, 2022

By the current hour, the first videos have appeared with units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine at the entrance to Izyum. On one of the videos they say that some kind of equipment has remained in the city. There are no more details about any battles or positions of the RF Armed Forces.

Numerous testimonies of military correspondents and local residents testify that the RF Armed Forces retreated beyond the village of Oskol to the other side of the Oskol River. The abandonment of Izyum suggests that the entire front in the area of ??Kamyshevakhi, Brazhkovka, Dolgenkiy or Bogorodichny can be abandoned. Otherwise, the troops may be surrounded.

There are battles near Liman: artillery of the RF Armed Forces is working on suitable reserves of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and Russian troops are repelling the offensive of groups of the Armed Forces of Ukraine that crossed to the northern coast at the turn of Stary Karavan - Brusovka - Dibrova. Army units remain in the city.

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Very unconfirmed but this guy has been pretty spot on throughout the war.

https://twitter.com/WarMonitor3/status/1568582546396528641

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There is reports Russian units are withdrawing from Vovchansk
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Vovchansk is north of the current offensive area, it is right on the Ukraine/Russian border and the entry point into Ukraine from Belgorod Russia. It is a MAJOR logistics channel.