Kateryna Tyshchenko – Sunday, 17 April 2022, 20:48
Ukrainian troops liberated two towns in the Kharkiv region and advanced in two more.
Source: Oleh Syniehubov, Head of the Kharkiv Military Administration, on Telegram
According to Syniehubov: "Our defenders in the Kharkiv region are carrying out several successful operations, pushing the occupiers further back and away from the regional centre [the city of Kharkiv].
Bazaliyivka, Lebyazhe, and part of Kutuzivka were liberated in a counteroffensive operation conducted by the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Our units advanced further east near the village of Mala Rohan."
Details: The Armed Forces of Ukraine continue to hold back Russian troops around Kharkiv.
"The other day, a Separate Airmobile Brigade near Kharkiv destroyed 5 Russian tanks and 10 armoured vehicles by jet fire. About a hundred occupiers will never be able to attack again," Syniehubov said.
He also reported that the number of civilians wounded in the Kharkiv shelling on Sunday, 17 April rose to 20; 5 people died. Apartment buildings and other civilian infrastructure have been damaged.
larsga on April 17th, 2022 at 22:39 UTC »
I think they're missing the real significance of this. Look at Bazaliyivka on the map. It's a good distance east of Kharkiv.
The main battle in the east right now is south of Izyum, where the Russians are trying to push southeast to cut off big chunks of the Ukrainian army.
Russian forces in Izyum are mostly being supplied out of Belgorod in Russia. By taking Bazaliyivka the Ukrainians are threatening the supply lines to Izyum. If they continue further east all the Russian forces to the south will be at huge risk.
If the Ukrainians really did take Bazaliyivka and keep going east the results could be quite significant.
Wheelwright on April 17th, 2022 at 21:41 UTC »
Quote: "The other day, a Separate Airmobile Brigade near Kharkiv destroyed 5 Russian tanks and 10 armoured vehicles by jet fire". I am quite confused. Do they mean that SU-25s destroyed all those vehicles ? Or by "jet fire" they refer to shaped-charge anti-tank projectiles ?
Nenharm on April 17th, 2022 at 18:52 UTC »
All great news and hope it continues all the way to Crimea.