Pentagon: part of the Russian troops retreated to Russia during the counteroffensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

In the Kherson region, the Pentagon sees “carefully measured Ukrainian operations, including some moderate progress.”

The Ukrainian counteroffensive continues in the south and near Kharkov / t.me/CinCAFU

Russian troops during the Ukrainian counter-offensive were forced to leave most of the occupied territory of the Kharkiv region, while “many of them” went abroad to Russia.

It is reported by CNN with reference to a Pentagon spokesman.

According to the US, Ukrainian troops “most likely took control of Kupyansk and Izyum in addition to small villages.

But the message about the abandoned Russian equipment testifies to “disorganized command and control.”

“Russian forces continue to concentrate their efforts from Seversk to Bakhmut, Bakhmut and remains in the spotlight, where the Russians can try to gain a foothold. We are still seeing heavy use of artillery and airstrikes,” a US Department of Defense official said.

In the Kherson region, the Pentagon sees “carefully measured Ukrainian operations, including some moderate progress.”

As UNIAN wrote, the Armed Forces of Ukraine officially went on a counteroffensive in the south on August 29, since then the defenders managed to move the front line by 12 kilometers .

Subsequently, it became known about the intensification of fighting in the Kharkiv region.

(C)UNIAN 2022