The situation in the Kharkov direction as of 17.00 September 6 | ASB Military News

The situation in the Kharkov direction
as of 17.00 September 6, 2022

After several days of artillery preparation, the Armed Forces of Ukraine launched an attack on Balakleya, which had been occupied back in March. The Ukrainian command has been preparing an offensive for a month and daily transferring equipment and personnel to the city: the last large column passed through Andreevka, located to the north-west, just yesterday.

Ukrainian units advanced from the village of Prishib in the direction of Verbovka to the north of the city. Local resources reported that bridges across the Balakleyka and Extreme Balakleyka rivers were blown up in order to prevent further advancement of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, while some of the overpasses were allegedly put out of action in advance in the previous few days.

Despite the barrage of statements from Ukrainian sources, units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine did not enter Balakleya. All battles are currently taking place in the area of ​​the village of Verbovka and the 65th arsenal located there. Reinforcements of the RF Armed Forces were sent to the city and its environs.

The Russian Aerospace Forces attacked the headquarters of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Chuguev, from where the leadership/command of the attack on Balakleya was carried out. In order to camouflage, the Ukrainian command set up a false command post in the city, but the RF Armed Forces did not fall for the trick and hit the target regardless.

At the same time, unconfirmed information appeared about the advance of Russian troops in the north of the Kharkov region in the direction of the village of Shestakovo and the capture of the settlements of Bayrak and Peremoga.

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