President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valery Zaluzhny said that the Armed Forces of Ukraine liberated more than 30 settlements and a thousand square kilometers in the Kharkiv region from September 1 to 8. However, already on September 9, Ukrainian units reached the southern outskirts of Kupyansk and on the coast of the Oskil River, analysts at the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) conclude based on numerous photographs from the scene..

Images with geolocation appeared on the network, confirming the advance of Ukrainian forces to the southern outskirts of Kupyansk along the P79 highway. While Russian sources report tank battles in the area. Moreover, they publish information that units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the area of \u200b\u200bthe village of Senkovo \u200b\u200breached the western bank of the Oskol River and reached the northern outskirts of the village of Gorokhovatka, 20 km from Izyum, along the R79 highway..

Also, Ukrainian artillery probably damaged the Kupyansky bridge across the Oskol, thus reducing the ability of Russian forces to transfer reinforcements and ammunition to defend the city..

The decapitation of Kupyansk and the taking under fire control of the main transport routes in the direction of Izyum could disrupt Russian logistics and undermine the combat effectiveness of the occupying forces in the south of the Kharkiv region. Russian sources express concern that the Armed Forces of Ukraine intend to either pinch the Russian troops in Liman so that they cannot send reinforcements to Izyum, or capture Liman and advance from the southeast to Izyumshchina.

Due to the activity of Ukrainian forces in the Kharkiv region, the military command of the Russian Federation is likely to send reinforcements from the Luhansk region. Measures are also being taken to "

So far, information about the advance of Ukrainian forces in the direction of Veliky Burluk remains unconfirmed..

Recall that the Kremlin refused to comment on the Ukrainian counteroffensive in the Kharkiv region..