“Reports from western officials and a video from an officer of the Donetsk People’s Republic (DNR) indicate that Moscow is focused on conducting an orderly withdrawal and prioritizing getting Russians back home before allowing proxy forces to enter Russia rather than trying to hold its positions near the city.”
As a result of this development, the Ukrainians now control territory up until the Siverskyi Donets River some 25 miles from Kharkiv. SOFREP recently reported that an entire Russian armored column trying to cross the Siverskyi Donets River was destroyed by Ukrainian Forces in an embarrassing defeat for the Russian forces. An estimated 100 armored vehicles and tanks were reported to be destroyed in the failed river crossing, revealing numerous weaknesses the Russian forces are encountering in Donbas. In this case, their fault was not having ample air reconnaissance of the area as a Ukrainian armored formation was reported to be just 10 miles away that had self-propelled artillery that could’ve blasted the Russians away while they were crossing the river.
New information has been uncovered on Twitter from a certain member of the Ukrainian military named “Maxim,” who claimed that he was a military engineer and an EOD officer. He also claims that he was one of the operators who coordinated the attack on the Russians in the Siverskyi Donets River. According to him, they received intelligence of the armored column trying to cross and did some reconnaissance work in the areas of Hryhorivka and Bilohorivka.
The environment was reported to be foggy because of forest fire and smoke grenades used by the Russians. But, they managed to hear motorboats operating on the river suggesting the presence of a pontoon bridge and confirmed it with the use of drones. Heavy artillery then engaged the Russian forces. He reported that some 1,500 Russian troops were dead as they tried to cross the river and encircle Lysychansk.
What I did to destroy Russian pantonne bridge over Siverskyi Donets – a thread 🧵
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— Максим (@kms_d4k) May 11, 2022
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was in good spirits upon hearing the news of the Russians pulling back from Kharkiv and praised the Ukrainian forces for doing so. “The gradual liberation of the Kharkiv region proves that we will not leave anyone to the enemy,” he said. As of writing, the Ukrainians have retaken six towns or villages. While the Ukrainians are gaining ground, the situation still remains difficult, with Zelensky admitting that the Russian forces were still trying to come out as “somewhat victorious.”
“Mr. President, we reached Ukraine’s state border with the enemy state. Mr. President, we made it!”
Glory to #Ukraine! Glory to Heroes!#StandWithUkraine️ #UkraineWillWin #RussiaUkraineWar
— olexander scherba🇺🇦 (@olex_scherba) May 15, 2022
“Step by step,” he said. “We are forcing the occupants to leave the Ukrainian land.”
Former Ukrainian Ambassador to Austria Olexander Scherba tweeted that the Ukrainian forces have reached the Russian border, indicating that the Russians have been soundly defeated in Kharkiv. A video has recently surfaced online, which shows that the 227th battalion of the 127th Territorial Defense Brigade had indeed reached the Russian border.
“Mr. President, we reached Ukraine’s state border with the enemy state. Mr. President, we made it!”
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