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| Ukrainian troops press offensive, gaining ground north of Novoprokopivka |
| 2023-09-25 |
| [Euromaidan] Recently, Russian sources reported that in the aftermath of continued offensive operations, Ukrainian forces cut off a crucial supply road between Novoprokopivka and Verbove. However, Ukrainians did not achieve it by focusing on this area directly; rather, the collapse of the Russian defense happened as a consequence of Ukrainian forces’ defeats of Russians around Verbove. Previously, it was reported that Ukrainians concentrated their efforts on clearing all major fortifications located on the second line of defense and that the operation was successful, and they opened virtually complete access to the village. After that, Ukrainians widened the corridor by breaking the Russian defense line. Gradually, Ukrainians advanced by up to 1 km and pushed Russians away from the positions that covered their supply road between Verbove and Novoprokopivka. What this means is that now Russians can only redeploy their forces slowly between the two directions and have to make a long detour. On top of that, such changes also allowed Ukrainians to protect the flanks of the attack group around Novoprokopivka. Ukrainians immediately leveraged the obtained benefits and suddenly shifted their focus from Verbove to Novoprokopivka. Here, Ukrainians already set the proper conditions for the attack because, even according to Russian sources, Ukrainians cleared all tree lines northeast of the settlement, which means that there is only one field that separates Ukrainians from the village, and Ukrainians also established total control over all fortifications north of Novoprokopivka. Next, Ukrainians conducted an assault from the north and attacked Russian positions on the northern outskirts of the village. The attack was swift because the closest Ukrainian positions were just 400 meters away from the houses in Novoprokopivka. The attack has driven Russians away from the outer dozen of houses, and now this part of the village is in the grey zone. Overall, Ukrainians advanced by more than 1 km along the main line of defense, cut a Russian supply road, split them into two groups, secured their flanks, and conducted the first assault on Novoprokopivka. As a result, Russians were driven out of the northern part of the village and were unable to restore control in their counterattack. The attacks are expected to intensify as Russian fighters reported that Ukrainians are gradually deploying additional forces to the contact line. |
| Posted by:Enver Slager8035 |
| #2 Euromaidan is the neo-nazi Paper of Record. If the neo-nazis had an official neo-nazi newspaper, the Euromaidan would be it. LOC Wrinkle: Novoprokopivka / Robotyne Map |
| Posted by: mossomo 2023-09-25 12:50 |
| #1 The Armed Forces of Ukraine have entered the settlement of Verbove from the northwest. There is Ukrainian presence in the settlement. |
| Posted by: Enver Slager8035 2023-09-25 01:49 |