Russians Fall Back In Donetsk As Ukrainian Counteroffensive Takes More Ground

The US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff has admitted to President Trump that the Russians arent winning. 

An even more fulsome analysis would report that in many, possibly most, areas, they are losing. JL

The Kyiv Independent reports:

Ukrainian forces have liberated 160 square kilometers (60 square miles) of territory during an ongoing "counteroffensive operation" in eastern Donetsk Oblast. Ukrainian forces have spent the past month pushing Russian troops back from the Dobropillia–Kramatorsk highway, near Pokrovsk. Seven settlements have been retaken in the Dobropillia and Pokrovsk sectors during the operation. "Russian losses since the start of the counteroffensive just in the Pokrovsk area, over the past few weeks, exceed 2,500. Of those, over 1,300 Russian soldiers have been killed," Ukrainian troops have also captured nearly 100 Russian soldiers

Ukrainian forces have liberated 160 square kilometers (60 square miles) of territory during an ongoing "counteroffensive operation" in eastern Donetsk Oblast, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Sept. 18.

Ukrainian forces have spent the past month pushing Russian troops back after they advanced 15-20 kilometers (6 miles) toward the strategic Dobropillia–Kramatorsk highway, near the embattled city of Pokrovsk. Since late August, Ukrainian units have regained control of multiple villages in the area.

Seven settlements have been retaken in the Dobropillia and Pokrovsk sectors during the operation, Zelensky said, citing a report from Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi.

 

Ukrainian troops have also captured nearly 100 Russian soldiers, according to the president.

"Ukraine is rightfully defending its positions and its land," Zelensky said. "We are disrupting all of Russia’s plans — plans to destroy our state."

"Russian losses since the start of our counteroffensive just in the Pokrovsk direction, over the past few weeks, exceed 2,500. Of those, over 1,300 Russian soldiers have been killed, "Zelensky said, adding that Ukraine’s counteroffensive operations in Donetsk Oblast are ongoing.