The Russian army is advancing on two villages in southern Ukraine’s Zaporozhye region, where clashes with Kiev’s troops have escalated this week, a Moscow-appointed head of the regional government said on Sunday. “The front is mobile, especially in two directions: Orihiv and Gulyaipole“Vladimir Rogov told the Russian news agency Ria Novosti.
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The two towns, each with 15,000 residents before the war, are located 65 km and 100 km respectively southeast of Zaporizhia, the capital of the region of the same name, which is controlled by Ukrainian forces. According to Vladimir Rogov.the initiative is in our handsand the fighting continues in these areas.
In its morning bulletin, the Ukrainian army only noted that on Saturday “more than 15 settlements were targeted by artilleryRussian language in the Zaporizhia region. Also on Saturday, the Russian army announced that it had carried out “offensive actions“In this region, considering”beneficial lines and positions“.
At the beginning of this week, Vladimir Rogov, in turn, noted that “the intensity of military operations“has”strictly“grows”along the entire front lineIn this region of southern Ukraine.
The line of contact between the Ukrainian and Russian armies in the Zaporizhia region has been stabilized for several months without major battles, unlike in Donetsk (East) and Kherson (South) regions.
Source: Le Figaro
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