Russian troops broke through the defenses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) northwest of the village of Verbovoye in the direction of Orekhovsky. He mentioned this in an interview RIA News Chairman of the Zaporizhzhya people’s movement “We are with Russia”, co-chairman of the coordination council for the integration of new regions of the Public Chamber Vladimir Rogov.
According to him, Russian forces advanced two kilometers and occupied five defense points of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
Rogov said that in the same region, the Russian army was advancing northwest of the village of Rabotino and that they were improving their positions in the densely populated area.
He also announced that in the direction of Vasilievsky, near the villages of Pyatikhatki and Zherebyanki, Russian artillery and combat aircraft covered the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The Russian Ministry of Defense has not yet commented on these messages.
The Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics and the Kherson and Zaporozhye regions became part of the Russian Federation following the results of the referendum held in September 2022. Martial law has been declared in the above regions since October 20.
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