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28 Sep: Ukrainians MAKE RUSSIANS FLEE 2nd Line of Defense. Russians PULLED BACK 30 km | Ukraine War
Divine Justice
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9-28-2023 4:30 p.m. EDT
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mb1fYymPaIQ

Today, the war in Ukraine is once again locked on the country’s southern front lines. Following Kiev’s offensive plans on the Donetsk and especially Bakhmut flanks, the Ukrainian Armed Forces have refocused on Zaporizhia, leading to increased clashes in Orikhiv. Most recently, Ukrainian forces advanced from Robotyne to Novoprokopivka, just south of this settlement. The Russians, on the other hand, chose to deploy in Novoprokopivka after the breach of the 1st main defense line between Robotyne and Verbove. But Kiev did not hesitate to drive its army into this settlement.

Ukraine’s 82nd Air Assault Brigade, equipped with Western armored vehicles and main battle tanks, played a key role in the clashes in Verbove and Novoprokopivka after Robotyne. The brigade, which controls a significant portion of the best infantry armored vehicles delivered by NATO, notably 40 German tracked Marder infantry fighting vehicles and 90 US-made Stryker wheeled infantry fighting vehicles, made critical moves for Kiev in the recent clashes in Novoprokopivka. Both Marder and Strkyer vehicles are equipped with excellent day/night sensors and sights, automatic cannons and enough space for an infantry squad, giving the brigade a clear advantage over Russian forces in the Novoprokopivka clashes. In fact, this superiority is concretely proven by satellite images published today.

The analysis of the satellite images confirms that the main battles on the Southern Front are now concentrated in these two areas. According to the images, there was a noticeable shift of fire towards both Verbove and the southern part of Novoprokopivka. The images also showed signs of fire and shelling, indicating recent clashes. Combat experts analyzing the latest satellite imagery noted that the advance of the Ukrainian Armed Forces towards Ocheretyne was noticeable, which, according to the experts, indicated that the Russians had lost their positions near Verbove and Novoprokopivka. Clear traces of fire inside Verbove and on its western outskirts confirmed previously published images showing clashes between Ukrainian forces and Russian occupation forces on the outskirts of the area.

Taking all this data into account, the Ukrainian Defense Forces had indeed forced the Russians to abandon their positions near Verbove and Novoprokopivka on the Zaporizhzhia front. That is, the Russians abandoned their positions in the settlements of Verbove and Novoprokopivka and were forced to flee from these areas. Therefore, the Ukrainian Armed Forces were now focusing on expanding the bridgehead on the Zaporizhia front, conducting a counter-offensive offensive against Novoprokopivka and Verbove. Kiev’s goal here was to reach the front lines much deeper than Zaporizhia. That is, Ukraine’s counteroffensive forces were still advancing on the southern Zaporizhia front, hoping to exploit gaps in Russia’s defensive lines to make a significant breakthrough towards the Tokmak strategic objective and encourage Moscow to send reinforcements.

Ukraine’s recent gains in Verbove, Novoprokopivka and around the settlement of Zaporizhzhia had raised hopes that after more than three months of slow and costly progress toward Russia’s so-called Surovikin Line through occupied southern Ukraine, the long-awaited breakthrough could soon be realized. Reports among Russian Telegram milbloggers suggesting that Kiev troops had reached the northern outskirts of Novoprokopivka, about 12 kilometers south of the town of Orikhiv, where Ukraine’s southward advance began, also raised the prospect of a complete collapse of the main Russian defense in Zaporizhia. Meanwhile, Ukrainian infantry and armored units are believed to be advancing towards the bulge developing in the Russian defensive lines at Verbove, 18 miles southeast of Orikhiv. Here recent battlefield reports point to significant Russian casualties and the prospect of a sustained Ukrainian breakthrough.

In fact, the regional strategic prize in Zaporizhia is the town of Tokmak, located some 19 kilometers from the current front line and serving as an important rail, command and logistics center for the defense of Russian forces. The town is surrounded by newly constructed defense networks in preparation for a possible Ukrainian breakthrough to the north. Kiev sources have already suggested that Russian reinforcements have been directed towards the Tokmak area in response to the advance of Ukrainian forces. Among the troops believed to be in the area were elements of the 42nd Motorized Rifle Division, 71st Motorized Rifle Regiment and 70th Motorized Rifle Regiment.