Kyiv has retaken several villages in the southern Zaporizhzhia region, but progress over the past three months has been slowed by Russian defenses.
Ukraine stands to make significant progress into Russian-controlled territory after reportedly breaking through Moscow's first line of defenses in the south of the country, making"all that hard fighting worth it," an expert has toldKyiv's fighters are now between the first and second defensive lines, Ukraine's commander of the Tavria group of forces, Brigadier General Oleksandr Tarnavskiy, told British newspaperUkraine began its concerted push against Moscow's forces...
Ukrainian soldiers in a pickup truck leave the front line on October 27, 2022, in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine. Kyiv could quickly progress towards the coast and retake Russian-controlled territory after breaking through the first line of Moscow's defenses, experts say."In the center of the offensive, we are now completing the destruction of enemy units that provide cover for the retreat of Russian troops behind their second defensive line," he said.
Getting through Russia's defensive lines is key to Ukraine then moving from"a tactical breakthrough battle to mobile warfare and operational exploitation," Frederik Mertens, a strategic analyst with the Hague Center for Security Studies, toldThis will have"the double goal of cutting through the land bridge and destroying as many Russian units as possible," Mertens said.
The news is one of Ukraine's"messages to [Russian President Vladimir] Putin," Lithuania's former defense and foreign minister, Linas Linkevicius, wrote on X, formerly known as"It is expected that the counteroffensive will speed up from here on out," political strategist and consultant,
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