PHOTO: The Ukrainian army is advancing around Kherson
The Ukrainian army has liberated Davydov Brid, an important village in the Kherson region, forcing Russian forces to make another swift retreat, the BBC reports.
Russia still controls the city of Kherson, the largest city in southern Ukraine. In the past 48 hours, Ukrainian forces have been fighting south along the west bank of the Dnieper River, and Russian units have now been forced to withdraw from several settlements in the northern part of the Kherson region.
A timelapse of the development of Ukraine's counter-offensive in Kherson Oblast over the past 5 days. pic.twitter.com/HBMjlrTK4F
— War Mapper (@War_Mapper) October 5, 2022
And the Institute of War reported that Ukrainian forces continued to make significant gains in the Kherson region, while simultaneously continuing to advance in Kharkiv and Luhansk.
#Ukrainian forces continued to make significant gains in #Kherson Oblast while continuing advances in #Kharkiv and #Luhansk oblasts. #Putin's partial mobilization is having more significant short-term impacts on #Russian politics than the war.https://t.co/XhDg1W5KBb pic.twitter.com/2hoAT1yNKy
- ISW (@TheStudyofWar) October 5, 2022
"Ukrainian forces liberated several settlements on the eastern bank of the Inhulets River along the T2207 highway, forcing Russian forces to retreat south to Kherson. Ukrainian forces also continued to advance south along the Dnieper River and the T0403 highway, pushing the Russians south of the Kherson-Dnepropetrovsk border towards the Berislav area.
In the past five days, Ukrainian forces have liberated more than 1000 square kilometers of occupied territory in southern Ukraine, maps from @criticalthreats and @TheStudyofWar Show. pic.twitter.com/uNkmLYnSEu
—Brady Africk (@bradyafr) October 5, 2022
"Ukrainian forces also continued to advance east of the Oskil River in Kharkiv Oblast, and Russian sources claim that fighting is taking place near the P66 Svatove-Kremina highway," the Institute said.
Maps from @criticalthreats and @TheStudyofWar show the large swath of occupied territory that Ukraine has liberated in the past month. pic.twitter.com/QyFkjFRvgS
—Brady Africk (@bradyafr) October 4, 2022
