On Monday, August 28, Deputy Minister of Defense Hanna Malyar announced that the Ukrainian military officially liberated the village of Robotyne in the Zaporizhzhia region. Also, during the past week, the Defense Forces de-occupied 1 sq. km in the direction of Bakhmut
This is what she is about reported when included with the Military Media Center.
“The workers have been released and our troops are moving south-east of this settlement,” said Malyar.
The deputy defense minister also noted that the Armed Forces of Ukraine are advancing towards Novoprokopivka and Ocheretuvaty “despite fierce enemy resistance.”
Last week, the Armed Forces released another quarter. km in the direction of Bakhmut
As stated Painter on the telethon air, in the Bakhmut direction, there are gradual but sure advances every week – this is what annoys the enemy the most.
“The dominant heights that are occupied go along the southern and northern flanks, which is similar to a semi-surrounding map (Bahmuta – ed.). The enemy is attacking on the northern flank and wants to recapture the positions we have taken there. The fight continues for this very reason. There is progress in the southern direction: another square kilometer was liberated last week,” said the deputy minister of defense.
She emphasized that a total of 44 square meters have already been released in this direction of the front. km
According to Malyar, the epicenter of hostilities was Klishchiivka, at the same time, the enemy is also resisting in Orikhovo-Vasylivka, but our troops are advancing. In addition, the occupiers carried out ineffective offensive actions of the enemy in the Mariinka, Avdiyivka, Stepovoy, Novomykhailivka and Vugledar regions of the Donetsk region.
In the Lymano-Kupian direction, the Russians are engaging amphibious assault troops
“It was hot on the Kupyansk and Lymansk directions. We observe that, despite the fact that the enemy was well destroyed by our defenders, they are gathering new forces, regrouping and trying to attract the most professional units – assault troops. The enemy does not abandon their intentions to move in these directions, despite the fact that they do not succeed,” Malyar added.
In addition, she noted that in the east, the Ukrainian military suffered almost 8,000 shellings over the past week.
“Last week in the East, there were almost 8,000 enemy shellings. If divided by seven days, more than 1,000 shellings occur every day from artillery installations, the enemy also attacks with air shells. About 400,000 munitions were used by the enemy, that is, the fighting is very intense,” said the deputy minister of defense.
What is known about the offensive of the Armed Forces in the direction of the Zaporizhzhia region
August 21 at the Ministry of Defense reportedthat the armed forces were successful near Robotyny and south of Malaya Tokmachka, Zaporizhzhia region.
August 22 at the General Staff of the Armed Forces declared, that the Ukrainian military has success in the direction of Robotyny Zaporizhzhia region, there they are entrenched at the achieved boundaries. At the same time, the fighters of the Russian army are moving their troops and using reserves.
On Tuesday, August 22, Ukrainian defenders as part of the 47th separate mechanized brigade entered in the village of Robotyne, Zaporizhzhia region, and organized the evacuation of civilians. Military serviceman Viktor Burlyk reportedthat the Ukrainian army entered Robotyn, but there are still Russian units on the outskirts.
On Wednesday, August 23, fighters of the 47th OMBr raised Ukrainian flag with Zaluzhny’s signature in the village of Robotyne in the Melitopol direction.
Later it was reported that the Armed Forces of Ukraine on August 25 continued counter-offensive operations near Robotiny in the west of the Zaporizhzhia region and moved forward, as Russian “militants” expressed concern about the lack of reinforcements and rotation in the area.
Subsequently, at the Institute for the Study of War notedthat the Defense Forces have made further tactically significant gains in the western part of the Zaporizhia region, and are likely to advance through a complex series of defensive positions of the Russian occupiers.
On August 27, Oleksandr Shtupun, spokesman for the press center of the Defense Forces of the Tavri region stated, that the Armed Forces of Ukraine are advancing south from the village of Robotyne in the Zaporizhzhia region to the village of Novoprokopivka. In the south, the occupiers suffer losses, so they are forced to transfer troops from other areas of the front.
