War in Ukraine. The Ukrainian offensive is gaining in intensity – Ouest-France

After four days of offensive to the east of the big city of Kharkiv, Ukrainian mechanized forces are approaching Kupyansk. This important railway and road junction made it possible to supply the Russian troops in Izioum, further south, and those engaged in the Donbass. Ukrainian special forces soldiers have even reached the entrances to the city, the reconquest of which would undeniably be a strategic victory for kyiv. Ukrainian soldiers at the entrance to the city of Kupiansk, whose railways are under fire from artillery from kyiv. | UKRAINIAN EMA It remains difficult to anticipate the final objective of this thrust, the Ukrainian general staff having imposed a media blackout and only communicates once the objectives have been conquered. However, the thrust also appears to be aimed at capturing the western bank of the reservoir on the Oskil River, south of Kupyansk. The Ukrainian offensive on Friday, September 9. | OF The conquest of this territory would make it possible to use this artificial lake 125 km long and 4 km wide as a natural line of defense preventing any counter-attack from the east, a counter-attack announced by Moscow which published photos of moving military convoys. Russian nationalists enrage The collapse of Russian units east of Kharkiv and the setbacks they suffer near Kherson enrage Russian nationalists whose social media openly criticize the negligence of Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and his Chief of Staff Valery Gerasimov. Even on state television, commentators no longer hide their disappointment, even their anger, at the advances of the Ukrainian forces. Igor Girkin, a former colonel in the Russian spy service and nationalist with 430,000 subscribers on the Telegram network, warned him: The war in Ukraine will continue until the complete defeat of Russia. We have already lost; what’s next is only a matter of time. chevron_leftchevron_right