The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation roll off the offensive in the east of Ukraine: in ISW ​​explained what happened (map)

Russian troops have in recent days reduced the pace of localized offensive actions at the turn of Kupyansk-Svatove-Crawn, "-said in the message. Noted that Ukrainian and Russian officials began to speak more often about a decrease in Russian terrestrial attack in this direction, which may testify that the offensive of the Armed Forces forced the invaders to move away from the Kupyansk-Svatove-Craminene line and worse off the offensive opportunities on this line.

Earlier analysts believed that the offensive of the Armed Forces on the Kupyansk-Svatove-Craminene line aimed to press the defense forces and take them away from more critical areas of the front.

On September 28, the deputy head of the planning department of the use of the Main Directorate of the National Guard of Ukraine Colonel Mykola Urshalovich stated that last week the invaders were conducting defense actions and strengthened their units, while the Armed The General Staff of Ukraine since the morning of September 28, there were no terrestrial attacks of the enemy in Kupyansk and Liman directions, while as of the evening of that day, one attack of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation south of Kreminna near Bigorivka reported.

In addition, the activity of Russian aviation has increased on this line due to reducing ground attacks. We will remind, on September 28 the head of the press service of the Eastern Group of the Armed Forces Ilya Yevlash informed that the occupiers began to restore the offensive in the Limano-Kupyansky direction after a short break. In particular, the 25th Army joined the battles in this area of ​​the front.