Ukraine forces making rapid advance

 National Review:

Ukrainian forces have reclaimed hundreds of square miles of territory from Russia, according to several media reports.

Ukrainian officials posted photos on Saturday showing troops raising the nation’s flag over the city of Kupiansk, the main railway city that has supplied Russian forces in the northeast of Ukraine, Reuters said. A journalist for the wire service reported seeing “Ukrainian police patrolling towns and boxes of ammunition lying in heaps at positions abandoned by fleeing Russian soldiers.”

The Ukrainian military, which has been largely quiet about its counteroffensive, said in its regular update on Saturday that forces have reclaimed more than 386 square miles from pro-Kremlin forces.

The military’s update said that “in some areas, units of the Defense Forces have penetrated the enemy’s defenses to a depth of 50 kilometers.”

The British Defense Ministry said in an online briefing it believes Ukrainian forces have advanced as much as 30 miles in the advance south of Kharkiv, the country’s second-largest city.

The advance seems to be around Izyum, according to Politico, a spot of heavy artillery and other fighting where the British military said Russian forces have become “increasingly isolated.”
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Reports suggest that Ukraine took advantage of disorganized Russian troops in an area that was not strongly defended. 

See, also:

Ukrainian forces retake key military stronghold after five months of Russian occupation

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