Ukraine’s troops have advanced more than 30 square kilometres in Zaporizhzhia over the past week, according to open source investigators
Ukraine’s troops have advanced more than 30 square kilometres over the past week to reach the two villages, according to open source investigators. The claims were corroborated by Russian media reports from the area.
“Enemy attacks on the Novoprokopivka-Verbove section do not stop,” posted military Telegram channel Two Majors. “Enemy groups reached the northern part of Verbove, where they met with dense artillery fire.”“In the area of Novoprokopivka, the enemy expanded control of the territory. The enemy assault group reached the northern part of the settlement.”has played a significant role in enabling Ukraine’s progress, proving effective against entrenched defences.
Satellite photo of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet headquarters in Crimea after a Ukrainian missile attack on 22 September But Ukraine’s advances into occupied territory could leave troops exposed, warned Konrad Muzyka, a defence analyst and conflict monitor with consultancy Rochan. “Ukrainians are extending attacks south of Robotyne, but at the same time they are risking the deepening of the salient in the area,” he toldRecent gains may have been enabled by suppression of Russian counter-fire, Mr Muzyka said, but he added that Ukraine will have to “level off the frontline” as “the current positions are not sustainable.”