Russian Forces regrouped at Balakleya, Izyum, Ukrainian advance in the east took Russia by surprise

1. The Russian troops stationed at Balakleya and Izyum have been regrouped and redeployed to the Donetsk direction in order to step up efforts there, Russian Defense Ministry Spokesman Igor Konashenkov told reporters on Saturday.

"In order to achieve the declared goals of the special military operation for the liberation of Donbass, it was decided to regroup the Russian forces stationed near Balakleya and Izyum to boost efforts in the Donetsk direction," Konashenkov said.

According to the Russian Defense Ministry spokesman, for that purpose, an operation of reorganizing and redeploying the Izyum-Balakleya grouping to the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) has been carried out in the past three days. Simultaneously, distractive and demonstration activates indicating troops’ real actions were taken.

"A powerful fire attack, with the air force, missile and artillery troops engaged, was conducted against the enemy to prevent harm to Russian troops," he added.

On Friday, the Russian Defense Ministry released a video showing Russian troops’ redeployment to the Kharkov direction. Footage features a military convoy consisting of BTR-82A armored personnel carriers and D-20 towed gun-howitzers. Besides the Z and V symbols, a new symbol - a circle inscribed in a triangle - painted on military vehicles can be seen in the video.
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2. Vitaly Ganchev, head of the civil-military administration of the Kharkov region, has called on all the people living in the region to evacuate to save their lives.

"I again recommend that all the residents of the Kharkov region leave the territory to save lives and health, as it is dangerous now to stay in their homes," Ganchev said in a video address provided to TASS by the press service of the civil-military administration of the Kharkov region.

According to Ganchev, representatives of the administration, who are working at temporary accommodation centers, are ready to provide refugees with meals, heating and medicines.
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VIDEO EURONEWS: Despite being tight-lipped about the Ukrainian counteroffensive, the Kyiv forces are making progress in their push towards the east of the country.
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Krasny Liman remains under DPR control, situation is difficult - Pushilin:
[https://youtu.be/DhC0Ge8J37o]
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*** Krasny Liman declared liberated: The Flags of Victory, Russia and DPR on the admin building (May 28, 2022):
[https://youtu.be/IaazGl5th4A]
[https://rumble.com/v1bh9gy-krasny-liman-declared-liberated-the-flags-of-victory-russia-and-dpr-on-the-.html?mref=10gobl&mc=d3odw]
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1. Kyiv’s forces enter key town of Kupiansk in east Ukraine :
[https://www.elethos.gr/2022/09/kyivs-forces-enter-key-town-of-kupiansk.html]
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2. Ukraine Seizes Key Supply Hub Russian Forces In East:
[https://www.kaos.gr/2022/09/ukraine-seizes-key-supply-hub-russian.html]