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Russians tried to restore the lost position near Andriivka and advanced in the Robotyny area
The enemy's attempts were unsuccessful. by Iryna Lysohor [LB] The Defense Forces of Ukraine continue to conduct an offensive operation in the Bakhmut and Melitopol directions. The defenders continue their assault south of Bakhmut, inflicting significant losses on the enemy, and entrenching themselves at the boundaries they have reached.  In the direction of Bakhmut, the Defense Forces successfully repelled enemy attacks in the Klishchiivka area of the Donetsk region. The spokesman of the General Staff, Andriy Kovalev, announced this on the air of the telethon. "The enemy tried to restore the lost position in the Andriyivka area of the Donetsk region. He was unsuccessful," Kovalev said. On the Melitopol direction, the Russians unsuccessfully advanced in the Robotyn region of the Zaporizhzhia region, trying to regain lost positions. Defense forces continue to hold back the Russian offensive in the Mariinsky direction, where during the day the enemy made more than 10 unsuccessful attempts to dislodge our units from their positions. On the Avdiyiv and Shakhtar directions, the Defense Forces continue to hold the initiative, put pressure on the enemy and step by step win back Ukrainian land. We will remind that on September 14, Ukrainian defenders, in particular the Third Assault Brigade, freed Andriyivka of the Donetsk region . As a result of the lightning operation of the defenders, the enemy garrison of Andriivka was surrounded, cut off from the main forces and destroyed. In two days, the defenders eliminated the chief of the enemy's brigade intelligence , three combatants, almost the entire infantry of the 72nd brigade, along with officers and a significant amount of equipment. As of September 15, the fighting was still going on, the defenders continued to consolidate their positions. Yesterday, the Third Sturmova reported raising the Ukrainian flag over the settlement. The village continues to be under constant shelling, and the Russians do not abandon their assault attempts. On September 17, the president confirmed the liberation of another settlement in the region - Klishchiivka . It was recaptured from the enemy by the 80th Airborne Assault Brigade, the 5th Assault Brigade, and the "Lyut" Brigade. Posted by: badanov 2023-09-20 |
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