Russia creates conditions to advance on Kharkiv - an institute of study of war

The areas of Balakliya and the Great Komyshivakh can become a bridgehead for the offenses of the occupiers from the southeast. The enemy is likely to focus on provocative attacks to prevent the Armed Forces counter -offensive, US experts are convinced. Russian invaders can create conditions to advance to the Kharkiv region and Kharkiv. This is stated in the report of the American Institute for War Study (ISW).

Local terrestrial attacks, according to analysts, recovered to the northwest and southwest of Izium. In recent days, attempts from unsuccessful assault and combat intelligence in the direction of Chepil, Shchurivka and Husarivka to the northwest, as well as to Dmitrovka and Brazhivka southwest of Izium are noticeable. The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation for several months kept positions in the Balakliya and the Great Komyshivakh. Both areas can be used as bridgeheads for offensive surgery.

Positions in the Balakliya area can be used to restore Kharkiv storm from the southeast. The likelihood of admiration for the enemy of the Kharkiv region or Kharkiv was extremely small, if you take into account the slow pace of promotion of invaders in the Donbass. American experts talk about problems with the formation of strength and the rear in the troops of Russia.

The report emphasizes the likelihood of provocative attacks by the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation to prevent the counter -offensive of the Armed Forces. Russian invaders on the morning of August 1 struck the Saltov district of Kharkiv, said Oleg Synigubov, in Telegram, the heads of Kharkiv OVA. As a result of the shelling, 2 people were injured. One projectile was healed near the public transport stop, said Mayor Igor Terekhov.

"The firing of public transport stops becomes a system from the Russian aggressor. Today, at 7:10, a person who was waiting for the bus was wounded again. In general, there were several arrivals in the Saltov district, one of them - in the yard of a high -rise building, there was also a person injured and cars were damaged. On July 31, the Russian army fired at the settlements of Kharkiv region from tanks, artillery and aviation.

The enemy attacked at least 14 settlements, the General Staff of the Armed Forces said. On August 1, on August 1, the enemy struck the Kharkiv and Chuguev districts, partially damaged and destroyed production buildings and an administrative warehouse. Rescuers quickly eliminated the outbreak, reported in the local Directorate of the SES. The Pyrotechnics of the SES eliminated 30 enemy ammunition. Recall that Russian invaders fired on Kharkiv and Kharkiv region with S-300 SPRs on July 30.