Ukraine, “Russia fleeing Kiev offensive: war has changed”

The US government suggests the idea of ​​a new dynamic in the war in Ukraine following the recent Ukrainian military successes against the Russian occupation in the Kharkiv region. “I think what we are seeing is definitely a change, a momentum from the Ukrainian armed forces, particularly in the north,” National Security Council communications director John Kirby said in Washington, pointing out that it will be up to Ukrainian President Volodymyr. Zelensky to determine whether a breakthrough in the conflict has actually been reached. Read also Careful to avoid speaking on behalf of a foreign army, Kirby did not fail to observe however that “certainly in the north we have seen the Russians evacuate, retreat, retreat from their defensive positions”, leaving supplies behind. “They call it repositioning, but it is certain that they have withdrawn in the face of the Ukrainian armed forces who are clearly on the offensive,” Kirby added, not without warning that Russia still has significant military capabilities. THE 007 GB ANALYSIS – “Russia most likely used Iranian unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for the first time in Ukraine. On September 13, 2022, Ukrainian officials reported that their forces shot down a nearby Shahed-136 UAV. in Kupiansk, in the area where the Ukrainian offensive is successfully underway “. It was written by British intelligence in its latest update on the situation on the ground. “The Shahed-136 – reads the report released by the London Ministry of Defense – is a one-way attack UAV with a declared range of 2,500 kilometers. Similar Iranian-made systems were probably used in attacks in the Middle East , including against the tanker MT Mercer Street in July 2021. “” Russia is almost certainly increasingly supplying more and more weapons from other heavily sanctioned states, such as Iran and North Korea, while its own stocks are dwindling. The loss of one Shahed-136 near the front line suggests that there is a realistic possibility that Russia is attempting to use the system to conduct tactical attacks rather than against more strategic targets further within Ukrainian territory, “concludes the analysis.