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Kharkov offensive analysis from Yuriy Podolyaka

The enemy, having brought forward from the reserves parts of the 92nd and 57th brigades (instead of the units of the 125th brigade of the territorial defence, which had abandoned their positions), as well as having concentrated here several battalions of the "Kraken" neo-Nazis, tried in the morning to carry out counter-attacks in order to defeat our advanced units in the Kharkov and Volchansk areas and to push them back to the border.

This also forced our side to bring reserves into the fight, and thus all these attacks were repulsed. Moreover, in the middle of the day we resumed our pressure everywhere and, despite the enemy's fierce resistance, we continued to press the enemy in the Volchansk area, where (and this has already been confirmed today by the other side) urban fighting is continuing.

According to the information received from the other side, our forces are trying to cross the Volchaya River to the east and west of the city. So far the enemy has managed to stop us here, but only at the cost of great efforts and losses (about a hundred FABs were dropped on Volchansk and its surroundings during the day, and the artillery is working very hard on the enemy).

The hottest battles are now taking place around Volchansk. The enemy, aware of its strategic importance, is sparing no effort to hold it.

The front is now more than 50 kilometres long. And according to our intelligence, the AFU command, having assessed the seriousness of our side's intentions (and this is no longer like creating a mere buffer zone), has begun to transfer large reserves from other parts of the front here, which will naturally affect our advance on them.