2023-10-04 16:48:00
Intense fighting reported on the southern front of Ukraine without either side gaining ground
Reports of fighting in southern Ukraine suggest intense battles in the area around the villages of Verbove and Novoprokovika, with Russian and Ukrainian units trying to seize territory.
“We had partial success in the areas west of Robotyne, in the Zaporizhzhya region. There, our soldiers have seen the occupation forces suffer losses in both personnel and equipment,” Oleksandr Shtupun, spokesman for the forces, said on Wednesday. Ukrainians in the south.
“We continue to gain ground in the defended areas and continue to exhaust the enemy in that direction. Let’s just say that we have advanced 100 to 600 meters in certain areas,” Shtupun said on Ukrainian television.
In recent weeks, gains and losses in the area have been measured in a few hundred meters, as Ukrainian forces attempt to break through multiple Russian defensive barriers and advance towards the important center of Tokmak.
Shtupun said that “in the direction of Melitopol we are slowly putting pressure” and that 25 Russian soldiers had surrendered in recent days.
“But the enemy is not giving up, he is trying to recover the lost positions, in particular west of Verbove, southeast of Mala Tokmachka, that is why he is launching some reserves for the assaults. We also have evidence that the airborne troops of elite are being sent to attack, but they suffer losses,” he added.
On the Russian side, a prominent military blogger, WarGonzo, said that “Ukrainian troops, with massive artillery support, are attacking (the village of) Novoprokopivka.”
“The Russian Armed Forces were forced to level the front line at the northern approach to the settlement. In turn, they counterattacked from Verbove and Novofedorivka. In the first of the listed areas they managed to push back the Ukrainian Armed Forces,” writes the blogger. saying.
Ukraine’s strategy has been to empty Russian defensive units in the area with long-range artillery. On Tuesday, the Ukrainian military said Russian forces tried unsuccessfully to recapture lost positions west of Verbove and southeast of Mala Tokmachka.
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