Ukraine’s military chief, General Valerii Zaluzhnyi, said yesterday his forces had liberated about 1,160 square miles since the beginning of September – triple the amount of regained territory claimed by Mr Zelensky just two days previously. Unusually, the propaganda-led Russian defence ministry confirmed its retreat from these towns, but said its troops were ‘regrouping’ to defend the Donetsk region, where Ukraine will advance towards next. More crucially, they entered the Russian-held supply towns of Izyum, Kupiansk and Balakliya. Yesterday he posted a video of Ukrainian soldiers hoisting the national flag once again over the town of Chkalovske. #RussiaIsATerroristState'Įarlier in the day, which is the 200th in the war, president Zelensky mocked the Russian retreat in a video address to the nation, saying that ‘the Russian army in these days is demonstrating the best that it can do – showing its back’. No military facilities, the goal is to deprive people of light & heat. 'RF terrorists remain terrorists & attack critical infrastructure. On his official Twitter account, President Zelensky branded Russia a 'terrorist state' and that it is attempting to 'deprive people of light and heat' We caught some of these guys trying to escape in civilian clothes, they were telling some incredible bull***t trying to save themselves.' 'There were a lot of uniforms lying around.
Officers left the area before the fighting began. He said: 'They were really afraid, their chain of command was in chaos.
The source told the Telegraph that many had changed into civilian clothes to avoid being spotted by Ukrainian troops and have left behind a 'huge amount of vehicles and ammunition'.
This came after unconfirmed reports back in June that he had been killed during fighting in the Donbas region of Ukraine.Īs Russian troops desperately scrambled to get clear from oncoming forces in recent days, one Ukrainian unit said the chain of command had been broken and Kremlin troops were running away without even attempting to fight back. There has been no confirmation from the Kremlin on this. However, it seems his time in charge was short lived, with Ukrainian intelligence saying he has been sacked by Putin due to the rout in Kharkiv. The main advance in the area began six days ago and has forced Moscow to withdraw its troops to prevent them being surrounded.Īccording to the Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, Lt General Berdnikov was appointed as commander of the Western Armed Forces on August 26, 2022. It came after a sustained Ukrainian ‘disinformation campaign’ about a counter-offensive in the south, which succeeded in diverting Russian troops in that direction and leaving the north east vulnerable to attack. It comes as Ukrainian soldiers surge into the east of the country in an effort that has seen them take more than 1,000 square miles of territory in a matter of days, in a period of time that could prove to be a turning point in the war. The have been claims from some sources that Russian soldiers have 'literally run from their positions', even leaving behind their clothes as they run away from the advancing Ukrainian army in the Kharkiv oblast in the north east of the country.
The Russian president is thought to have relieved Lieutenant General Roman Berdnikov of his duties over the failure of Kremlin troops to keep hold of vast swathes of Ukrainian territory over the last few days.Ī counter-offensive by Ukrainian forces has seen troops push to within 30 miles of the border, amid reports panicked Russian troops have been abandoning tanks, weapons and supplies. Vladimir Putin is reported to have sacked a top ranking general just 16 days after appointing him following his crushing defeat in eastern Ukraine.
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