Apparently they withdrew from Izyum behind the Oskol river during the night. Unconfirmed reports are UAF crosses the Siversky Donets river largerly uncontested and are either fighting in or have already pushed the Russians out of Lyman.

All of this in the span of a few days without much resistance in crucial areas that took the allies months to take. No idea what to even say to this tbh.

  • @Danann
    13•2 years ago

    From Masno’s TG:

    [Forwarded from Masno] From a Ukrainian soldier:

    What can you say about the current situation? This is what we have been waiting for so long - a successful and clear offensive. In fact, there is no miracle here, everything is done according to the basics of military science - hidden concentration + choosing the right direction for a strike + more than threefold superiority + suddenness = Success. Although there is still an element of a miracle here - the epic pohuizm of the enemy command. So epic that it was hard to believe that this was not some hidden agenda. Looks like no. However, I will express my concerns. Calling what is happening a victory is wrong. Now success, victory will be only when the last enemy soldier leaves our land. Therefore, I will not stop spoiling the super-possible mood of many. So here are the concerns. Compare the battle for Izyum and Liman, when we defended them. And compare with what was now. And this is what happened: we defended these cities to bloody snot, although it was clear that we could not hold them. And then the Command declared them not so important at all. The Russians, at the first threat of destruction of their forces, quickly sacrifice the captured city. Thus, although we are advancing, we do not physically destroy the enemy, and at the same time we suffer losses from his bombs and artillery. And this means that the enemy is ALIVE. And he did not lose his strength. And the further we get closer to the state border, the more difficult it will be. And at one point we will have to fight actually on the threshold of his house, from where he will receive waves of reinforcements. And also, if the enemy does not run through the fields-gardens, namely, he evacuates in advance, then he follows this plan. Therefore, at the next occupation of the city without a fight - before celebrating, recount with what enemy forces the battle was postponed to tomorrow. Relax early - the war continues!

    TL;DR Ukrainian operational success gave the Russians a choice of risky fights or withdrawal. The Russians chose withdrawal.

    • @chocoraisinboi
      5•2 years ago

      I’ve heard this. Not sure how true it is

      it cannot be explained as a military failure, because since the very beginning certain circles in kremlin were vocal about why Kharkov region is not worthy of efforts. even the civil-military administration in that region was called temporary civil-military administration - in contrast to Kherson and other regions without any “temporary” prefix.