Southern Axis Update:#Russian forces continued to set conditions to establish permanent control and resume offensive operations in southern #Ukraine on May 23.https://t.co/WgtJ10qSrT pic.twitter.com/Kqq9vBtVhZ
— Institute for the Study of War (@TheStudyofWar) May 23, 2022
#Kharkiv Update:
— Institute for the Study of War (@TheStudyofWar) May 23, 2022
The redeployment of DNR and LNR troops away from eastern #Ukraine to northern Kharkiv to hold defensive lines against the Ukrainian counteroffensive indicates #Russia’s prioritization of slowing the Ukrainian counteroffensive.https://t.co/WgtJ10qSrT pic.twitter.com/hxeLwQt2bV