ISW: The Ukrainian Armed Forces’ Massive Success Near Lyman Has Sparked A Wave Of Revelations In Russia

The occupiers are forced to retreat.

Russian Z-propagandists acknowledge that Ukrainian counterattacks are taking place in the Liman area Ukrainian counterattacks are taking place, and they criticize the culture of lying in reports on the situation at the front that is widespread within the Russian armed forces. This is noted in a report by the Institute for the Study of War (ISW).

Yesterday, September 9, Russian military correspondents stated that the situation on the Lyman front is increasingly deteriorating for Russian troops and that Russian forces were forced to retreat from unidentified forward positions in the area.

“A Russian military blogger claimed that Ukrainian forces had been conducting counterattacks in this area for several months, even though reports from the Russian military command and maps from other military correspondents reflected an ‘optimistic view’ of the situation,” — notes the ISW.

They even coined a term to describe the culture of lies and disinformation about the situation on the front lines that is widespread within the Russian armed forces—“good news”—emphasizing that such things should be “absolutely prohibited.”

ISW points out that Ukrainian forces recently demonstrated full control over Svyatogorsk (northwest of Lyman), and this occurred just a few days after Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed that Russian forces controlled the town.

At the same time, Russian military correspondents acknowledged the accuracy of the Ukrainian refutation of the information regarding Svyatogorsk. The Institute for the Study of War notes that Russian bloggers are increasingly expressing frustration over false claims by Russian officials regarding advances, particularly in the Lyman sector, and point out that such false reports create operational risks for Russian forces.

The ISW emphasizes that the current length of the front line in the Lyman sector remains unclear due to the limited amount of publicly available evidence of Ukrainian troop advances during the recent counteroffensive.

“ISW’s mapping methodology underestimates the likely scale of Ukrainian gains in the ongoing counterattacks in the Lyman sector. Additional publicly available information will likely reveal their full extent over time,” the Institute’s report states.

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