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KYIV – Ukraine said Wednesday that recapturing the village of Robotyne this week was a strategic victory paving the way for its forces to push deeper into Russian positions in the south towards Crimea.

Progress has been costly and staggered, but Ukrainian forces announced they had pushed through key Russian defensive lines with the capture of Robotyne in the Zaporizhzhia region this week.

"Having entrenched on the flanks of Robotyne, we are opening the way to Tokmak and, eventually, Melitopol and the administrative border with Crimea," Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said during an earlier visit to Paris.

Tokmak appears to be the key ...

https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/08/31/world/ukraine-southern-gains/

[MinorityRepublican]

KYIV – Ukraine said Wednesday that recapturing the village of Robotyne this week was a strategic victory paving the way for its forces to push deeper into Russian positions in the south towards Crimea.

I'm trying to be objective here. Hate to say it but Ukraine will run out of troops before they reach Crimea.