A Ukrainian army unit printed video on Wednesday, September 7, displaying troopers reducing the purple flag of the Soviet Union within the village of Nova Husarivka, south of Balaklia, Kharkiv Oblast, amid experiences of a counteroffensive within the space. The Normal Employees of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, which offers common detailed updates on the battle, had not confirmed the recapture of the village. Nevertheless, in a publish on Wednesday, the Balaklia Metropolis Council mentioned it was ready for official affirmation that some settlements within the space had been retaken by Ukrainian forces and urged residents to keep up “informational silence” amid ongoing combating within the metropolis. All through Tuesday and Wednesday, Evgeniy Poddubny, a struggle correspondent and propagandist for Russian state media, shared a number of posts on Telegram from pro-Kremlin accounts that mentioned Russian forces misplaced management of one other close by city, Volokhov Yar, about 10 miles north of Balaklia, on the highway to the Russian-occupied metropolis of Kupiansk, and had been encircled by Ukrainian forces within the Balaklia space. On Tuesday, Kupiansk Metropolis Council posted on social media for the primary time since late March, telling residents that Ukrainian forces had been heading towards Kupiansk and could be aiming to recapture it from Russian forces. On Wednesday, Russian state media reported Ukrainian strikes on the town. In response to Ukrainian experiences, the recapture of Balaklia would sever provide routes to Russian forces close to Sloviansk and Kramatorsk. Credit score: Ukraine Nationwide Guard by way of Storyful
