"The soldiers were clearly told to feed bullshit to the doctors, which created an internal line of bullshit. That bullshit was then reported to their superiors, who fed that bullshit up to central command. So they got a totally fake view of the front."

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A great indicator of the problem here: "We even found a notebook that contained the medical records of a Russian regiment … The regiment has hundreds of soldiers, and there was not a single complaint or registered ailment. Not one. That’s impossible."

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23/ Not that the Ukrainians were any less valiant, but the Russians fought this time, sending reinforcements and trying to hold their fallback line at the Oskil River. Lyman had thus been the Ukrainian objective since September 11th, and it took

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24/ three weeks to take it down. This is short compared to the time it took the Russians to capture it in the spring (April 24 to May 29). This means that the Ukrainians are now capable of combined tactical maneuvers.

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22/ Military Assessment: Bad military news continues to pile up for the Russians. It should be noted that while the fall of Izium, following the breakthrough at Balaklia, was decided in 5 days, from September 6th to 10th, the fall of Lyman took longer.

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20/ The Ukrainians have reportedly already reached Road 66 (which follows the Krasna River) north of Kreminna, thus cutting off supplies from the north and the town of Svatove, the tactical center of gravity in the area.

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The Ukrainians therefore have several possibilities: either continue from Kupiansk and strike Svatove from the north, or directly take Kreminna by attacking from the north while pushing from the south, from Dibrova.

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18/ The Russians are currently retreating everywhere and it does not seem to end. Indeed, the next objective is Kreminna, north of Bilohorika. Kreminna is in the same operational situation as Lyman: a salient at the confluence with the Donets River

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19/ and a north-south river, this time the Krasna. This tributary of the Donets is not necessarily wide, but its valley is urbanized and, above all, it is bordered by a large ridge dominating it to the west (the one from which the Ukrainians are arriving).

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Further north, Ukrainian forces have maintained their bridgehead east of the Oskil River near Kupiansk. Kurylivka is reportedly now under their control. This morning, it appears Ukrainian troops are advancing in this sector (toward Orlyanske) to clear the area.

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