American Institute for the Study of War: the occupiers began to withdraw troops from positions in the Zaporozhye region

The Telegram channel Ukraine Online News writes about this.

According to the researchers, there may be several reasons - either to transfer the damaged units to the rear areas, or to strengthen the Russian defense in the north-west of the Kherson region, the report says.

Other key findings from ISW:

• Russian troops continued their offensive on Slavyansk southeast of the Izyum region and west of the Liman.
• The Russian army has established control over most of the residential sector in Severodonetsk.
• The invaders are trying to strengthen their operations in Severodonetsk and Lisichansk both from the Toshkovka-Ustinovka region in the south and from the Kupyansk region from the northwest.