ARTICLE
Cluster of Russian military equipment hit in Tokmak
Ukrainska Pravda
KATERYNA TYSHCHENKO
Saturday, 16 September 2023, 21:28
https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/09/16/7420136/
Cluster of Russian military equipment hit in Tokmak
PLACE OF THE STRIKE IN TOKMAK, MAP: LINK TELEGRAM OF FEDOROV
The Defense Forces of Ukraine hit a cluster of Russian military equipment in the occupied city of Tokmak, Zaporizhzhia Oblast.
Source: Ivan Fedorov, Mayor of Melitopol, on Telegram
QUOTE: “Today, it was loud again in Tokmak, which the occupiers turned into a military base.
“Presents” from the Defence Forces hit the place of a cluster of Russian military equipment on the [city’s] outskirts.”
DETAILS:
Fedorov also reported that this week, the local “passport office” was evacuated from the city to Melitopol, along with FSB employees and part of the occupation administration.
VIDEOS
1. Ukrainian tanks storm Russian positions by destroying them with heavy fire
The Sun
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Sep 16, 2023 3:30 p.m. EDT
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYOPod4JbHw
Footage released by the 30th Mechanized Brigade appears to show Ukrainian tanks storming Russian positions with heavy fire.
2. Moment Ukraine’s Forces ‘Broke Through’ A Major Russian Defensive Line
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Sep 16, 2023 4:30 p.m. EDT
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDwU19I-Jc4
Ukrainian forces have achieved a significant milestone by breaking through Russia’s initial defensive barrier near Zaporizhzhia. This comes after weeks of extensive mine clearance efforts. Brig Gen Oleksandr Tarnavskiy, the commanding general of the southern counteroffensive, shared some insights into this achievement. The Ukrainian forces are now expanding their presence on both sides of this breach and securing the territory they’ve acquired in recent combat. It’s a significant step forward in their mission. He estimated that Russia allocated the majority of its time and resources, roughly 60%, to constructing the first defensive line, with only about 20% each allocated to the second and third lines, primarily due to Moscow’s underestimated expectations of Ukrainian forces breaking through.