Russia-Ukraine Flash Report 27 SEP 2022 12:45 PDT - Russian Defensive Lines Collapsing
Added 2022-09-27 19:42:51 +0000 UTC
It's coming in fast again - think of this as a mini Situation Report done in bullets. Moving north to south
- Ukraine has firmed up the bridgehead at Dvorichna, and working its way through Tavilzhanka
- Ukraine is preparing an advance on Lyman-Pershyi from the north, the town is the last Russian defensive point between the Dvorichna and Kupyansk bridgeheads
- The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine announced the liberation of Kupyansk-Vuzlovyi, which means full control of the massive railroad yards
- ASSESSMENT - very likely there is a lot of ammunition and Russian equipment captured; this was a major transit hub with no time to retreat
- ASSESSMENT - with the official announcement of the liberation, Ukrainian forces are from 7 to 15 kilometers east and south of Kupyansk-Vuzlovyi based on official policy
- Unconfirmed but reliable reports Ukrainian forces have reached the southern edge of Borova and have military control of Pidlyman
- Ukraine liberated Novyi Myr, widening its crossing of the Donetsk-Kharkiv administrative border
- Ukraine liberated Nove - with video
- Ukraine liberated Shandryholove - with pictures
- Multiple reports from Russian sources that Russian troops withdrew from Novoselivka
- Russian forces claim Ukraine has occupied Kolodyazi
- Multiple reports that Ukrainian forces have moved through the forests to the edge of Torske
- BARS-13 defending Drobysheve are fully surrounded; they might have a 2-kilometer area of open fields to try and move through that is under full fire control of Ukraine
- Ukraine has established fire control over the Lyman-Zarichne Road - Russian troops in Lyman are out of options
- Ukraine has almost reached the Zherbets River at multiple locations
- Unconfirmed reports that insurgents in the area have engaged in the fighting independently
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