In the Russian Federation, they announced a "large -scale" offensive on Kupyansk, and then deleted a post - ISW (map)

This is stated in the analytical report of the American Institute of War Study in October 6. "One military blogger described the Russian offensive on Kupyansk as" large -scale ", but later removed the publication. Other Russian bloggers claimed that Russian troops advanced northeast of Kupyansk and near Kislivka and successfully attacked near Makeevka, Tornsky and Makiivka, But they did not specify the result, " - the message reads.

The Armed Forces reported that the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation restored the fighting in the direction of Kupyansk-Lyman. The Russian side reported the recovery of the offensive in the Sinkivka area and the intensive shelling of the N26 route (Shevchenko-Kupyansk). The General Staff of the Armed Forces reported that Russian troops were unsuccessfully attacked near Sinkivka, Ivanivka and Makeevka.

The Ministry of Defense of Russia stated that on October 6, Ukrainian troops were unsuccessful offensive actions near Kreminna and unsuccessfully tried to repel lost positions near Yampolivka and Dibrova. The head of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine Lieutenant General Kirill Budanov previously reported that the Russian military had transferred to the Kupyansky direction of units of the newly created 25th All-Military Army to replace the units of the 41st CVA.

"Restoration of Russian offensive operations near Kupyansk, perhaps with the participation of units of the 25th ID, is likely to distract Ukraine from other areas of the front in the south of Ukraine, and their hasty deployment indicates that the Armed Forces have a serious shortage personnel, poor training or both, "the institute analysts say.

It should be reminded that on October 6, the Institute for the Study of the War reported that the commanders of the units of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation on the forefront are increasingly faced with a dilemma - to take away their forces throughout the period of the counter -offensive from "broken positions" or to sacrifice and to keep them. In the Russian Federation, such retreats began to be called "elastic defense".