Despite this, military analysts predict that the occupiers will occasionally launch fierce artillery and air attacks on liberated settlements and advancing Ukrainian troops.
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Ukrainian troops are advancing in several directions in the western part of Kherson Oblast and have established the territory beyond the Siverskyi Donets River in Donetsk Oblast . The pace of the counteroffensive is likely to change dramatically on a day-to-day basis as the armed forces attempt to deprive the Russians of the supplies they need, even if ground counteroffensives continue. This is stated in the latest report of the Institute for the Study of War as of September 4.
“The Russians will occasionally counterattack and recapture some of the lost positions and, of course, launch fierce artillery and air attacks on liberated settlements and advancing Ukrainian troops. The armed forces have made significant progress, and have caused more realistic comments from Russian media bloggers, who until today have been very attentive to the Kremlin's optimistic rhetoric,” the report said. >
The ISW recalled geo-location footage from September 2-3, which shows Russian troops firing anti-aircraft missiles from positions on the territory of the Zaporizhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZAEP) within a radius of 1 km from the nuclear reactor.
At The Insider's disposal, there was a video of the Russian MLRS from the territory of the ZANP. It was filmed on the night of September 2 and 3. The footage shows that the MLRS are in the immediate vicinity of the power unit. https://t.co/idtO9C426a pic.twitter.com/b3aL7Saaz0
— The Insider (@the_ins_ru) September 3, 2022
On September 3, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) announced that the ZNPP was disconnected from the power grid for the second time in its history (the first occurred on August 25), probably due to ongoing false flag attacks by Russia and other military actions at and around the ZNPP.
Other key conclusions regarding the situation on the Ukrainian front
- President Volodymyr Zelenskyi said that Ukrainian troops liberated two settlements in southern Ukraine and one in Donbas. ISV independently confirmed the release.
- Ukrainian forces continued to strike Russian land lines of communication (GLOC), ammunition depots and key positions to wear down Russian forces.
- Ukraine's release of Visokopill has sparked critical discussions among some Russian millionaire bloggers amid claims by the Russian Defense Ministry that Ukrainian troops are continuing “unsuccessful attempts” to advance.
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