According to data from the British Ministry of Defence on September 13, 2022, during the last week, the units of the Russian troops withdrawn from the Kharkiv region were from the 1st Guards Tank Army(GTA), which was designated in the Russian Federation to carry out counterattacks in the event of a war with NATO.
Source: British Intelligence
It is noted that the 1st Guards Tank Army, subordinate to the Western Military District, suffered significant losses at the initial stage of the invasion and was not fully restored before the start of the Ukrainian counteroffensive in Kharkiv (east of Ukraine).
“GTA had been one of the most prestigious of Russia’s armies, allocated for the defence of Moscow, and intended to lead counter-attacks in the case of a war with NATO. With 1 GTA and other WEMD formations severely degraded, Russia’s conventional force designed to counter NATO is severely weakened. It will likely take years for Russia to rebuild this capability.”
Latest Defence Intelligence update on the situation in Ukraine – 13 September 2022
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Earlier, Ukrainian forces launched a counteroffensive not only in the Kherson region but also in the Kharkiv region. Some Western politicians called for more military assistance to Ukraine against this backdrop.
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