KYIV/HRAKOVE, Ukraine, Sept 10 (Reuters) – Moscow abandoned its main bastion in northeastern Ukraine on Saturday, in a sudden collapse of one of the war’s principal front lines after surging Ukrainian forces threatened to encircle the area in a shock advance.
The swift fall of Izium in Kharkiv province was Moscow’s worst defeat since its troops were forced back from the capital Kyiv in March, and could prove a decisive turning point in the six-month-old war, with thousands of Russian soldiers abandoning ammunition stockpiles and equipment as they fled.
#Ukraine: The Ukrainian 123rd Territorial Defense Brigade destroyed a Russian T-72B3 tank using multiple drone-dropped munitions in #Kherson Oblast. pic.twitter.com/OfxjUtXY3l
— 🇺🇦 Ukraine Weapons Tracker (@UAWeapons) September 10, 2022
