Ukrainian Army Pushes Back Russian Troops Near Lyman, Bloggers Say
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Ukrainian forces have launched a counteroffensive near Lyman, in eastern Ukraine, forcing Russian units to withdraw from several forward positions, according to reports by Russian military bloggers. These reports have prompted unusual criticism of the Russian military command, which is accused by some pro-Russian commentators of hiding the real situation on the front line and presenting an overly optimistic picture of developments. However, the …
Ukrainian army pushes back Russian troops near Lyman, bloggers say
Russian military bloggers have said Moscow’s forces have been forced to withdraw from positions near Lyman as Ukrainian troops counterattack, while accusing Russia’s military command of concealing the true situation on the battlefield. The precise scale of Ukraine’s counteroffensive remains unclear.
Russian milbloggers have begun to openly criticize the command of the Russian Federation because of the discrepancies between official statements and the situation on the Liman track, and in particular they recognize the successful counter-attacks by Ukrainian forces.
A smaller Ukrainian counterattack took place in the northern part of Donetsk, near Liman, which is why Russian military bloggers are once again criticizing the military leadership, the American Institute for the Study of War (ISW) think tank writes in its latest report.
So-called Russian military bloggers have acknowledged that Ukrainian counterattacks are underway near Lyman and have criticized the culture of lies in the Russian army regarding the published reports on the situation on the front, experts from the Institute for Military Studies (ISW) write in a recent report.
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