Russia-Ukraine-war: US defence analysts claim Kyiv has ‘won the Battle of Kharkiv’

Ukraine’s military “appears to have won battle of Kharkiv”, US defence analysts have claimed. As per experts, Russian units have not been able to hold ir lines against counterattacking Ukrainian troops around city, despite fact that y me fastest vancement since y pulled away from Kyiv. Located at about 31 miles (50km) from Russian border, Kharkiv is Ukraine’s second-largest city and has been one of most heavily shelled regions since war began in February.

According to US-based Institute for Study of War, Russian military has decided to withdraw fully from its positions around Kharkiv City due to tough Ukrainian counteroffensives and resistance. re is also a limited availability of reinforcements.

"Russian units have generally not attempted to hold ground against counterattacking Ukrainian forces over past several days, with a few exceptions," Institute for Study of War, explained. Citing reports from Western officials and a video from an officer of Donetsk People’s Republic (DNR), it ded that Moscow is focused on conducting an orderly withdrawal and prioritizing getting Russians to return to ir home country before proxy forces enter Russia "rar than trying to hold its positions near city." 

"Ukraine thus appears to have won Battle of Kharkiv. Ukrainian forces prevented Russian troops from encircling, let alone seizing Kharkiv, and n expelled m from around city, as y did to Russian forces attempting to seize Kyiv,"  US-based Institute for Study of War stated. 

Russian forces concentrate around Belgorod, Izyum

Ukrainian forces will likely attempt to disrupt at least westernmost regions of ground lines of communication (GLOCs) between Belgorod. And so,  Russian forces have concentrated around Izyum, as per Institute for Study of War. ditionally, y have also deployed use of several GLOCs fearing that  Ukrainian counteroffensive is likely to reach re soon. Russian troops attempted to make vancement along periphery of Izyum-Donetsk city but me little progress, US-based think tank said. y attempted a ground offensive from Izyum that me no progress. 

"Russia might give up on attempts to vance from Izyum, but Russians have eir not me such a decision or have not fully committed to it yet. Small-scale and unsuccessful attacks on sourn end of salient near Donetsk City continued but me no real progress," ISW said in its war analysis report. 

Major Russian offensive continues to encircle Severodonetsk and Lysychansk from north and from south. But  Russian troops attacking from Popasna to north me no significant progress in last 24 hours. Ukrainian forces also disrupted Russia's attempt to cross Siverskyi Donets River, snubbing its effort to mass troops in norrn Donbas and complete encirclement of Severodonetsk and Lysychansk, as per US-based defence think tank.