Including about 150 servicemen of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, a convoy left Borshcheva and Artemovka on two buses, a truck and 19 stolen cars.

As a result of the successful counter-offensive of the Ukrainian troops in the Kharkiv direction, the Russian invaders leave their positions and flee with the loot deep into the temporarily occupied territories or into Russia.

This is stated in a message on the page of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook .

“As a result of the successful counter-offensive of our troops in the Kharkiv direction, Russian troops are feverishly leaving their positions and fleeing with the loot deep into the temporarily occupied territories or into the territory of the Russian Federation,” the message says.

In particular, according to the General Staff, it became known that about 150 servicemen of the armed forces of the Russian Federation left Borshcheva and Artemovka in the Kharkiv region in two buses, one truck and 19 stolen cars.

“The same situation is observed in the city of Svatovo, Luhansk region. The occupants in a hurry left the village in 4 Kamaz trucks, 20 Tigr armored vehicles and stole more than 20 cars of local residents,” the report says.

Counteroffensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine: what is known

In the south and in the Kharkiv region, the  counteroffensive  of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, announced at the end of August, continues. According to President Volodymyr Zelensky, since the beginning of September, the Armed Forces  of Ukraine have liberated about 2,000 square kilometers .

The General Staff reports on dozens of de-occupied villages. On September 8, it became known that Balakleya had been taken under control, the Western media write about the liberation of Izyum, the fighting continued in Kupyansk, an important railway connection of the occupiers.

According to US officials, there are signs that the  current offensive could be an early stage offensive that could significantly push back Russia’s front line.

At the same time, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation calls the withdrawal of troops from the Kharkiv region  a regrouping  – the defeated forces will allegedly be thrown into the Donetsk direction.

At the same time, as of September 10, the invaders did not abandon their attempts to go on the offensive  in the areas of 8 settlements in the Donbass.  The attempts were resolutely repulsed by the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

As the chairman of the Kharkiv OVA Oleg Sinegubov said, as of September 11, 2022, the  Armed Forces of Ukraine liberated about 40 settlements  in the Kharkiv region.

(C)UNIAN 2022