The situation in the Ukrainian SMO on September 7 2022

The situation in the Kharkov direction as of 18.00 September 7, 2022

▪️The Armed Forces of Ukraine are trying to develop an offensive along the Balakleya-Kupyansk highway. In the morning, information appeared about the withdrawal of advanced Ukrainian units to Semyonovka and further advancement in the direction of the village of Shevchenkovo.

The hastily deployed reserves of the RF Armed Forces entered the battle, repulsed the attacks and prevented the enemy from taking Shevchenkovo. The Ukrainian command is deploying reinforcements and plans to resume strikes in order to take control of the road network north of Balakleya and create a springboard for an attack on Kupyansk.

▪️South of Balakleya, units of the 93rd OMB and 1st Brigade of Special Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine established control over the settlements of Bayrak and Krasnaya Gusarovka. In the near future they will launch an attack on Zaliman, located to the east.

▪️Ukrainian DRGs have stepped up in the rear, carrying out acts of sabotage in the Volchansk area for several days in a row. The Armed Forces of Ukraine also launched rocket attacks on Kupyansk and Izyum. Aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces operate in the air, which inflict intense missile and bomb strikes on the advancing enemy forces.

🔻In the near future, the Ukrainian command will launch an attack in the direction of Balakleya in order to reach the village of Kunya: there is a road junction through which the units of the RF Armed Forces in Izyum are supplied.

Control over the settlement will allow reaching the rear of the Russian group standing near Slavyansk. To strike, the Armed Forces of Ukraine are accumulating forces in Andreevka, transferring reinforcements from near Chuguev and Kharkov.

#YURI DAILY Yuri suggests Russian command was apparently caught off-guard with Balakleya  offensive, possibly expecting it to happen elsewhere. The enemy managed to advance up to Shevchenkovo  evading clashes, where its advance have been stopped by the Russian freshly transferred reserves, – the enemy was  tasked apparently with taking as much ground as possible. The outcome of the battle will be decided tonight or tomorrow, when the main reserves of both sides will be apparently thrown into battles, and it will depend on the speed of reaction of the Russian command in transferring additional troops there.

Ukrainian planners apparently aim at cutting off the Russian group in Izyum .  So far, the enemy was advancing with relatively small forces (around 1500 men), losses of both sides low so far.

Regarding the situation in the Kharkiv direction:

 I know the situation, but for now I will refrain from details so as not to interfere with our forces.  The situation is difficult, but not critical.  However, measures are being taken.

 Attacks on Kupyansk were predictable two or three weeks ago, so we managed to minimize the consequences.

Kharkov direction.
By: @epoddubny:

So, the situation is near Izyum, Balakleya and Kupyansk.

The task of the day, apparently, the enemy did not complete. The formations of the regime failed to take Balakleya, they did not even manage to enter the city like an adult. I had to bypass. Shevchenkovo   was also not taken by the enemy. Izyum – Kupyansk message is preserved. The formations of the regime were able to take control of the routes from Balakliya under fire control.

The situation for our group is difficult. The problems that have been discussed for several months now are obvious both in the public space and at closed meetings.

Glory to the courage and resilience of our fighters.

At night there will be time to regroup and to bring up reserves, inflict fire damage on the enemy, who is in unprepared positions. It’s hard day tomorrow.

Kharkov direction.

The enemy is trying to compensate for the failure in the Kherson direction with attacks in the Kharkov and Izyum directions. In the Kharkov direction, the enemy’s attempts to advance were thwarted, but in the Balakleya area, the enemy managed to seriously penetrate our front and create a threat to the operational encirclement of Balakleya.

It is obvious that the APU will try to achieve success here, which would pay off the previous failures. Losses, as usual, will not be considered. But if the attack on Balakleya ends unsuccessfully, then many questions will begin to arise about how the offensive operations of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were prepared.
 

Russian Defence Ministry report on the progress of the special military operation in Ukraine (September 7, 2022)

◽️ Successful offensive of Russian Armed Forces in the Donetsk People’s Republic has resulted in total liberation of Kodema from nationalists.

Over the past 24 hours, due to high losses in manpower and equipment, Ukrainian forces have carried out no offensive operations at Nikolayev-Krivoy Rog direction.

💥 Russian Aerospace Forces, missile troops and artillery continued high-precision attacks at AFU units and reserve forces at this direction.

💥 High-precision attacks have resulted in the neutralisation of 24th Mechanised Brigade’s command post near Olenovka (Nikolayev region), the manpower and military equipment of 46 Airmobile Brigade near Belogorka, Sukhoy Stavok and Andreyevka (Kherson region), as well as of 61st Infantry Brigade near Visunsk and Yavkino (Nikolayev region).

💥 Attack launched by Russian Aerospace Forces has resulted in the elimination of a munition depot of 406th Artillery Brigade of the AFU near Peremoga (Nikolayev region).

💥 Fighter aviation of Russian Aerospace Forces and air defence means have destroyed 1 MiG-29 near Tokarevo (Kherson region) and 1 Su-25 near Komsomolskoye (Nikolayev region).

▫️Due to high losses, the personnel of 57th Mechanised Infantry Brigade near Belaya Krinitsa (Kherson region) and Velikoye Artakovo (Nikolayev region) refused to fulfil combat tasks and abandoned its positions.

📊 The enemy has lost a total of 4 tanks, 6 infantry combat vehicles and 5 other armoured vehicles, 2 pickups with large-calibre machine guns and over 150 servicemen at Nikolayev-Krivoy Rog direction over the past 24 hours.

Russian Federation Armed Forces continue the special military operation.

💥 High-precision air-based armament has destroyed a depot with over 5,500 tonnes of fuel intended for AFU military equipment near Krivoy Rog (Dnepropetrovsk region).

💥 High-precision ground-based armament has neutralised a provisional base of a unit from Kraken nationalist group near Kharkov. Up to 30 nationalists and 10 motor vehicles have been destroyed.

💥 Concentrated fire attacks launched at the combat positions of 113th Territorial Defence Brigade near Prishib, Yavorskoye and Andreyevka (Kharkov region) have resulted in the elimination of up to 40 and wounding over 80 AFU servicemen.

Operational-tactical and army aviation, missile troops and artillery continue launching attacks at the military facilities in Ukraine.

💥 6 AFU command posts near Chuguyev, Dergachi, Prishib (Kharkov region), Artyomovsk, Soledar, Kurakhovo (Donetsk People’s Republic), as well as 47 artillery units, 143 AFU manpower and military equipment concentration areas have been neutralised.

💥 Workshops for manufacturing rockets for Ukrainian Olkha MRLS have been destroyed near Konstantinovka (Donetsk People’s Republic).

💥 3 missile, artillery armament and munitions depots have been destroyed near Liman (Kharkov region), Ocheretino (Donetsk People’s Republic) and Gulyay Pole (Zaporozhye region), as well as 1 U.S.-manufactured counter-battery radar have been destroyed near Zelenodolsk (Dnepropetrovsk region).

💥 Air defence means have shot down 8 Ukrainian UAVs near Kamenka, Kapitolovka, Izyum, Pimonovka, Bolshiye Prokhody (Kharkov region), Kirillovka (Donetsk People’s Republic), Lyubimovka (Zaporozhye region) and Golaya Pristan (Kherson region).

💥 20 projectiles of HIMARS and Olkha MRLS have been intercepted near Kakhovka hydroelectric plant, Korsunka, Novaya Kakhovka, Golaya Pristan (Kherson region), as well as 1 Tochka-U ballistic missile near Valuyki (Lugansk People’s Republic).

📊 In total, 292 airplanes and 152 helicopters, 1,897 unmanned aerial vehicles, 373 air defence missile systems, 4,855 tanks and other armoured combat vehicles, 825 combat vehicles equipped with MRLS, 3,369 field artillery cannons and mortars, as well as 5,360 units of special military equipment have been destroyed during the special military operation.

According to some reports, the Armed Forces of Ukraine involved up to 9 thousand people in the attack on Balakleya.  At the moment, Balakleya continues to keep in touch with the “mainland” through the road being shot through, but the crest is trying to cut it, advancing on Savintsy. Also today, Kupyansk was heavily shelled. The enemy continues the offensive in the direction of the northern road to Kupyansk. Most importantly, the Khokhols have probably not yet fully activated the offensive plan (and the task, apparently, is the most ambitious) and will most likely begin to put pressure from the south of the Izyum Front, relying on Slavyansk and Barvenkovo.

@vysokygovorit

Archangel special forces channel with a direct contact from Balakleya writes;

Summary at 14:50

1. SOBR “Omega” and SOBR “TOLPAR” got in touch, everything is fine, they hold on (communication directly with a person from the unit)

2. Attempts to break through the eastern part of Balakleya.

3 Izyum Under Attack from HIMARS

4. The enemy used 9,000 people against the RF Armed Forces

5. Our reserves approached Balakleya, entered the battle on the outskirts.

6. The enemy pulls the maximum number of people into Balakleya

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