Last week, Ukrainian forces said they had penetrated the first line of Russian strongholds in Zaporizhzhia.
Ukrainian forces raise the national flag in Robotyne, in Zaporizhzhia, on August 23, after recapturing the village.
But Shtupun conceded that the second line “is quite powerful.”“I don’t know why everyone thinks it is weaker.
Russian forces deployed artillery and air strikes against Ukrainian forces to the west of Robotyne.
Russian forces have reportedly reinforced their defenses in the area with an injection of fresh troops.
Persons:
Valerii, Oleksandr Shtupun, Shtupun, Yevgeniy Balitskiy, ”, Antony Blinken, Volodymyr Zelensky
Organizations:
CNN, Ukrainian, Reuters, General Staff, Institute for
Locations:
Robotyne, Zaporizhzia, Tokmak, Zaporizhzhia, Ukrainian, Russian, Verbove, Washington, Kyiv