ISW says Russian forces are using the Kupiansk direction as a springboard

• ISW assesses that 2–3 days of fighting have allowed Russian forces to conduct counterattacks in the Kupiansk direction.
• American analysts say that, unlike what has been claimed, the Russian military offensive in the Kupiansk direction is not intended to support the Russian offensive in the Kharkiv region, but rather to position Russian forces in order to threaten Sloviansk and Kramatorsk.
• According to Ukrainian military expert Oleh Zhdanov, the Russian offensive is aimed at capturing the city of Lyman as a springboard for an offensive on Sloviansk and Kramatorsk, and also for 226 combat engagements over the past 24 days.

In an article about what is happening, Ukrinform and RBC Ukraine report that.

Over the course of 2–3 days, Russian forces carried out an offensive in the Kupiansk direction, and, according to the Institute for the Study of War (ISW), Ukrainian forces managed to repel the attacks in that area.

Russian forces have claimed that the Russian offensive in the Kupiansk direction, which is underway, is taking place in order to encircle and destroy Ukrainian forces in the Kharkiv region. The claim is that Russian forces are advancing toward the city of Kupiansk.

According to Ukrainian military expert Oleh Zhdanov, the Russian offensive is aimed at capturing Lyman as a springboard for an offensive on Sloviansk and Kramatorsk, and also for 226 combat engagements over the past 24 days.

In its analysis of the situation, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) notes that Russian forces have been using the Kupiansk direction to advance toward the town of Kupiansk and to threaten the Ukrainian positions in the region.

Spokesperson for the Kharkiv Regional State Administration Oleh Syniehubov said that in the Kharkiv region, two areas are under fire: the city of Kharkiv and the Kupiansk direction.

According to Ukrainian military expert Oleh Zhdanov, the Russian offensive is aimed at capturing Lyman as a springboard for an offensive on Sloviansk and Kramatorsk, and also for 226 combat engagements over the past 24 days.

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