The Russian Ministry of Defense announced the withdrawal of Russian troops from the Balakliia and Izium districts

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation stated that in order to achieve the goal of the so-called “special operation” it was decided to “regroup” the troops in the districts of Balakliia and Izium.

The Russian agency claims that the “regrouping” is being done in order to “build up” forces in the Donetsk direction.

For this purpose, allegedly within three days, an operation was conducted to curtail and organize the transfer of the Izium-Balakliia group of troops to the territory of the so-called “DPR.”

“During this operation, a number of diversionary and demonstration measures were carried out, indicating the real actions of the troops,” the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation said.

As previously reported, the Armed Forces of Ukraine de-occupied Balakliia (Kharkiv Region), which was previously under the control of Russian troops.

President Volodymyr Zelensky announced this on September 8, showing a video a special city.

Ukrainian forces have also recently entered Kupiansk.

The Security Service of Ukraine confirmed the liberation of the city of Kupiansk in Kharkiv Region from Russian occupation.

The commander of the Ground Forces, Colonel-General Oleksandr Syrsky, reported in Balakliia that now only half of Kupiansk is under the control of Ukrainian forces.

According to British intelligence, the Armed Forces of Ukraine took the Russian army in the Kharkiv Region by surprise. The invaders did not expect an offensive.

The Armed Forces of Ukraine are continuing counter-offensive actions to cut off the Izium group of Russians troops from their strategic logistics centers.

If the Armed Forces of Ukraine manages to cut off the logistics of the Russians troops, it will be possible to collapse most of the enemy’s positions in northeastern Ukraine.