Russian occupiers are being forced to move their troops from Donetsk Region to the Kharkiv direction because of attacks by Ukrainian soldiers in northeastern Ukraine. At the same time, the enemy is also advancing in the derection of Siversk, Chasiv Yar and near Avdiivka.
This was reported by Apostrophe, citing a report by the Institute for the Study of War (ISW).
Kharkiv Region
Russian invaders and the Ukrainian military continued to fight in the north and northeast of Kharkiv City on June 16 and 17.
On June 16, Russian sources published geolocated footage allegedly showing Russian troops repelling a Ukrainian counterattack in the northwestern part of Hlyboke.
Russian milbloggers claimed that the Ukrainian Armed Forces launched mechanized counterattacks near Hlyboke and were advancing from the direction of Tykhe, as well as near the Aggregate Plant near Vovchansk.
The Russian occupiers continued to advance in the area of Lyptsi, near Vovchansk and Vovchanski Khutory. According to a Russian milblogger, Russian troops allegedly advanced 300 meters in the direction of Vovchansk.
A Ukrainian military official confirmed that the Russian command was moving units of the 155th Naval Infantry Brigade (Pacific Fleet) to the Lyptsi direction, probably from areas west and southwest of Donetsk.
On June 17, Colonel Yuriy Povkh, Spokesperson for the Kharkiv Group of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, said that the occupiers had redeployed units of the 155th Naval Infantry Brigade (Pacific Fleet) and the 18th Motorized Rifle Division (11th Army Corps (AC), Leningrad Military District (LMD) to the Lyptsi direction to replace units that had lost their combat capability.
In addition, a Russian source recently stated that units of the 155th Naval Infantry Brigade were operating near Vovchansk.
"The reported appearance of these elements in the Vovchansk area indicates a possible redeployment from the Donetsk direction to the Kharkiv direction to bolster the Russian grouping in Kharkiv Region," the ISW report says.
Povkh also noted that around June 12-13, Russian troops have been deploying additional units to support them in the Vovchansk direction, including units of the 138th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade.
Luhansk Region
On June 17, Russian occupiers continued their offensive on the Kupyansk-Svatove-Kreminna line, but no confirmed changes to the front line in this area were recorded. They also continued offensives in the area of Sinkivka, near Pishchane, Stepova Novoselivka, Berestove, near Hrehivka, Makiivka, Druzhelyubivka, near Torske and Terny on June 16 and 17.
The Russian milblogger said that Putin's troops had allegedly advanced west of Ivanivka and Kotlyarivka, but ISW could not confirm this information.
Donetsk Region
Russian troops recently launched an offensive south of Siversk. Geolocated footage published on June 17 show the occupiers advancing west of Rozdolivka.
A Russian milblogger said that Russian troops advanced in the area of Bilohorivka on June 16, but ISW found no visual evidence of this.
Fighting continued near Verkhnekamianske, Ivanodarivka and Vyimka, as well as near Rozdolivka on June 16 and 17.
The Russian occupiers recently launched an offensive in the direction of Chasiv Yar. Geolocated footage published on June 17 show the invaders advancing southwest of Klishchiyivka.
Other geolocated footage released on June 12 shows Russian troops advancing west of Kalynivka, likely within the last week.
A Russian milblogger claimed that units of the Russian 200th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade were allegedly advancing toward the Siverskyi-Donets Donbas Canal in Kalynivka and controlling most of the settlement. However, ISW did not find visual evidence of this claim.
Fighting also continued near Hryhorivka and Kalynivka, near Bohdanivka, in the Novyi and Kanal microraions, as well as near Klishchiyivka and Andriivka on June 16 and 17.
On June 17, Lieutenant Colonel Nazar Voloshyn, Ukrainian Khortytsia Group of Forces Spokesperson, said that since June 10, the occupiers had intensified their attack on Chasiv Yar, particularly in the areas of Klishchiyivka and Andriivka.
Russian troops recently launched an offensive west of Avdiivka. Geolocated footage released on June 16 and 17 show that the occupiers have advanced south of Sokil and slightly north of Umanske.
Russian milbloggers claimed that Russian troops were continuing their offensive northeast of Novooleksandrivka and north of Arkhangelske, but ISW experts had no visual evidence to confirm these reports.
Fighting took place near Kalynove, Novooleksandrivka, Yevhenivka, Novoselivka Persha and Sokil, as well as near Umanske, Yasnobrodivka, Nevelske and Karlivka on June 16 and 17.
On June 17, Russian occupiers reportedly advanced to the west of Donetsk, but no changes to the front line in this area were recorded. Russian milbloggers claimed that Russian troops advanced up to 150 meters deep along the 550-meter-wide front in Krasnohorivka, but ISW experts did not confirm this information visually.
On June 16 and 17, fighting continued in the area of Krasnohorivka, Heorhiivka, Maksymilianivka, Paraskoviivka, Kostiantynivka, and Vodiane. On June 17, Russian troops also continued shelling in the area of the administrative border of Donetsk and Zaporizhzhia regions, but no changes to the front line in this area were recorded.
On June 17, fighting also continued near Staromayorske and Urozhayne.
South
On June 17, the Russian occupiers continued ground attacks in the west of Zaporizhzhia Region, but no changes were recorded on the front line.
On June 16 and 17, Russian invaders actively stormed positions near Robotyne and Mala Tokmachka.
Limited fighting also took place on the left bank of the Kherson Region near Krynky on June 17, but no changes to the front line were recorded.
Earlier, Apostrophe wrote that Security Service of Ukraine destroyed over 1000 Russian tanks.