On October 6, Reuters report disclosed that the Ukrainian armed forces continued to strengthen their positions in the north of Khlsong and regrouped. In the past 48 hours, they have made significant progress in the region and liberated some settlements.
The American Institute of War (ISW) reported that in this context, the Russian army was forced to evacuate the wounded to the crossing point of the Dnieper River in and destroy its own ammunition inventory during the retreat.
There are also reports that officers of the Russian army have fled from Snigilevka, the strategic city of Khlsson, and left the troops there. "Considering the location of the city on the west bank of the Ingulet River, the loss of Snigilevka by the Russian army will be a major event. The Russian army will lose control of the Ingulet River as a result and will further isolate Khlsson from the east, increasing the city's vulnerability to the siege of Ukraine."
Due to concerns that Ukrainian soldiers can create conditions for attacking Khlsson, the Russian army will focus on Ukrainian counterattack in the northwest of Khlsson. And the Ukrainian armed forces continue to systematically destroy Russian military logistics and reserves.
Ukrainian Armed Forces launched a new phase of offensive operation in the Khlsun region on October 2, 2022. After attacking south, Ukrainian troops advanced another 20 kilometers to the front line, mainly occupying positions on the east bank of the Ingulet River west of the Dnieper River.
On October 6, Ukrainian media reported that the Russian right bank group front completely collapsed. In the live broadcast, Arestovic, an adviser to the Ukrainian Presidential Office, said that during the counterattack in the Khlsong region, the Ukrainian armed forces "cut off the top of the entire Russian army's right bank group", but this is not the last success of the Ukrainian army in the front line area. In the days to come, there should be "good news" because the Russian army "collapsed".
According to him, at present, Russian troops have retreated from Inguretz and established a new line of defense, "but it will not last too long." Arestovic also called Davidov Broad's liberation a great achievement, and the Ukrainian army put in a lot of blood and great efforts.
On October 6, Avia.PRO reported that although most of the Ukrainian armed forces were squeezed between the Dushansky Reservoir and the Dnieper River, the Ukrainian army resumed its offensive in the Khlsson area and began to launch a fierce attack in three groups.
report pointed out that the Ukrainian armed forces are advancing towards Nikolayevsky, Andreevsky and Dudchansky, using a large number of infantry and armored vehicles in each area. At the forefront of the forward grouping are up to 50 armored vehicles in each direction. At present, the Russian army is engaged in fierce defensive battles in the Khlson region. Russian Aerospace Forces and artillery are providing all possible support to the troops that stop the enemy's attack.
On October 6, the European Truth reported that the British intelligence agency claimed that Russia lacked the troops to defend the Khlsong area and the Russian army was facing a dilemma: the withdrawal of combat troops on the Dnieper River can make the defenses in other areas of Khlsong more stable; but for political reasons, they must defend this place to the death. At present, the Russian army has put most of its insufficient airborne troops into Khlsson's defense.
Previously, Russian Ministry of Defense released a message saying that the Russian Aerospace Forces carried out large-scale strikes on the 35th Marine Brigade and the 128th Mountain Assault Brigade near Khlsondavedovbrod and Dudchane, respectively, resulting in the death of more than 120 Ukrainian soldiers and the destruction of 2 tanks and 8 armored vehicles.
