The occupiers have come up with a new way to slow down the advance of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Zaporozhye, - ISW
Date: 2023-10-09 Author: Кирило Загоруйко Categories: WAR
The occupiers are intensifying mine work in the Zaporozhye direction in order to disrupt the logistics of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and slow down the advance of Ukrainian forces in the west of the region. Analysts at the American Institute for the Study of War report.
“Russian military correspondents claim that Russian troops have begun re-mining previously cleared areas on the Robotino-Verbovoye line. Military commissars claim that in recent days, intensive Russian mining and demining efforts have disrupted the movement of heavy Ukrainian cargo and equipment in these areas,” analysts note.
Also, according to analysts, Russian troops have intensified tactical offensive operations on several sectors of the front outside the Zaporozhye region in order to stretch the defense of Ukraine and divide the efforts of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
“Press Secretary of the Tavria Group of Forces of Ukraine, Colonel Alexander Shtupun, said that Russian troops are trying to fix Ukrainian forces in the Avdiivka and Maryinsky directions and prevent them from transferring reserves to the Zaporozhye direction,” ISW notes.
Analysts note that military operations at the front have begun to be affected by deteriorating weather conditions.
“Russian military officers claim that deteriorating weather conditions in the Bakhmut and Zaporozhye directions are affecting Ukrainian offensive operations, as well as Russian aerial reconnaissance,” the analysts noted.
At the same time, the press secretary of the Eastern Group of Forces of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Ilya Yevlash, confirmed that bad weather may affect the operation of drones and aircraft, but the weather will not stop the Ukrainian counter-offensive.
