Ukraine claims taking village in Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia

Ukraine claims taking village in Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia

Ukraine mentioned on Monday that its military took management of a village within the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia area.

“The Armed Forces of Ukraine continue their offensive in the south. After the liberation of Robotyne, our armed forces are moving southeast of this settlement in the direction of Novodanylivka, Novoprokopivka, Mala Tokmachka, Ocheretuvate,” Ukrainian Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Maliar mentioned in an official video message.

Ukraine claimed final Tuesday that its forces entered Robotyne and evacuated six civilians amid Russian shelling within the space.

Maliar additional mentioned Russian forces have stepped up their offensive in Kupiansk and Lyman within the nation’s japanese Kharkiv and Donetsk areas, respectively, to be able to distract the Ukrainian forces from the flashpoint metropolis of Bakhmut.

But they’ve been “unsuccessful,” she mentioned.

She added that main combating continued final week within the areas of Orikhovo-Vasylivka and Klishchiivka within the Donetsk area, the place Russian forces tried to defend its positions with out success. “The Ukrainian Armed Forces are gradually but surely moving forward,” she mentioned.

Russian officers haven’t but commented on the claims and impartial verification of Ukraine’s claims is troublesome as a result of ongoing battle.

Source: www.anews.com.tr