Counteroffensive near Kharkiv. Armed Forces of Ukraine are located 10 km from the border of the Russia

The counter-offensive north of Kharkov continues to successfully push Russian troops back to the border. The armed forces of Ukraine have already approached the Ukrainian-Russian border within 10 km.

It is reported by RBC-Ukraine with reference to the data of the Institute for the Study of War (ISW).

The department said that the Ukrainian military liberated several cities north of Kharkov and continued their counteroffensive.

The ISW report states that Russian forces from the Izyum region are redeploying north to try to ease the pressure of the counter-offensive and prevent further northward advance towards the Russian border.

"The Ukrainian counteroffensive will likely continue to divert Russian troops and resources from deployment to other offensive axes where fighting has also been halted by successful Ukrainian defenses. The counteroffensive will prevent Russian artillery from bombarding the northeastern outskirts of Kharkiv, potentially allowing Ukrainian forces to threaten Russian rear lines with their shelling and further attacks," the report said.

Analysts admit that if the Ukrainian military successfully continues the counteroffensive and the Russian troops are defeated in the Kharkiv direction, then this will paralyze the offensive operations of the invaders in the Izyum region.