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The Russian military has renewed its offensive to the north of Chasiv Yar in the Donetsk direction, capturing a town and expelling Kiev forces from other areas.
On September 27, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced that the Yug [South] Group of Forces captured the town of Mayskoye, located to the northwest of Chasiv Yar.
Russian troops also advanced directly to the north of Chasiv Yar, reportedly securing all the territory up to the water canal south of Novomarkovo.
An attack from Mayskoye towards Stinky to the west seems highly-likely. Such a push would put some serious pressure on Kiev forces in Kostiantynivka as it would effectively cut the main supply route reaching the northern part of the city from Druzhkivka with fire.
It is also possible that Russian troops will advance east, first towards Markove, then to Novomarkovo. Any serious breakthrough from these settlements northward would threaten Ukrainian defenses in both Kostiantynivka to the west and Seversk to the east.
The defensive posture of Kiev forces in Seversk is already in danger. Russian troops have reportedly made more gains while advancing from Serebrianka to Dronovka, tightening pressure on the city from the north. Ukrainian troops are said to have already withdrawn beyond the Bakhmutovka River.
Moving more to the north in Donetsk, the Russian MoD confirmed the capture of Derilovo by the Zapad [West] Group of Forces.
Advance towards Drobysheve, located right to the south of Derilovo, has already begun. However, no gains have been reported so far.
Meanwhile in the direction of Kharkov, the Sever [North] Group of Forces has reportedly broken through Ukrainian defenses in the cemetery of Kupyansk. Russian troops are said to be attempting to flank Kiev forces in the center of the city, amid heavy fighting.
While Kiev forces have been fighting fiercely in Kupyansk, they seem incapable of conducting a counterattack, at least for now.
The push to the north of Chasiv Yar and the storming of Kupyansk before that show how the Russian military is quickly shifting its focus from one area to another to distract Kiev forces. Once the Ukrainians send reinforcements to an area under attack and begin improving their defenses there, Russian troops start advancing somewhere else. This will eventually exhaust Kiev forces, which are already stretched too thin.
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well, there they are liberating, not capturing. meanwhile nato’s maluquinhos are traying to capture and to put in slavery the moldovians…
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