Some published maps show how the occupied countries have been returned by the Ukrainians, during the last five days

2022-09-11T21:37:11.561Z

A map shows Ukraine's counteroffensive has made significant progress as Russia's occupation of the country reaches its 200th day. Ukrainian forces have “penetrated Russian lines to a depth of up to 70 kilometers in some places” and retaken more than 3,000 square kilometers of territory since September 6, …

A map shows Ukraine's counteroffensive has made significant progress as Russia's occupation of the country reaches its 200th day.

Ukrainian forces have "penetrated Russian lines to a depth of up to 70 kilometers in some places" and retaken more than 3,000 square kilometers of territory since September 6, according to an estimate by the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) on Saturday. Newsweek, Telegraph reports.

That amounts to more territory than Russian forces have taken in all operations since April, ISW said.

Here are today's control-of-terrain maps of #Russia's invasion of #Ukraine from @TheStudyofWar and @criticalthreats.

Click here to see our interactive map: https://t.co/8RN8PxUABa pic.twitter.com/eTmqtMIXYz

— ISW (@TheStudyofWar) September 10, 2022

And a ground control map by the US-based research institute shows how much progress Ukraine's counteroffensive has made in the Kharkiv region in recent days.

George Barros, an analyst at ISW, posted images showing the progress of a Ukrainian counteroffensive over the past five days.

Animated GIF showing progress of the Ukrainian counteroffensive in Kharkiv Oblast over the past 5 days for @TheStudyofWar.

With the reported capture of Velykyi Burluk Ukrainian forces in Kharkiv are now 25 kilometers from the international border.

https://t.co/z1pFd1B9fK pic.twitter.com/IUqwUjunca

— George Barros (@georgewbarros) September 10, 2022

With the reported capture of the town of Velykyi Burluk, Ukrainian forces are now about 25 kilometers (15 miles) from the border with Russia, Barros said.

The ISW said that the Ukrainian counter-offensive "is destroying Russian forces and collapsing the northern axis of Russia's Donbas".

Russian forces are not conducting a controlled withdrawal, but are "fleeing in haste" from the region to avoid encirclement in the town of Izyum, according to ISW.

The statements come after Ukraine's security service, the SBU, said Ukrainian troops had entered the eastern city of Kupiansk, which has served as a rail and logistics hub for Russia since it was captured in February.

Meanwhile, the British Ministry of Defense said that taking Kupiansk would deal "a significant blow" to Russia, because it lies on the supply routes to the Donbas front line.

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Some published maps show how the occupied countries have been returned by the Ukrainians, during the last five days