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| Ukraine Situation Report: Major Push Toward Tokmak Gaining Steam |
| 2023-08-26 |
| [Warzone] Ukraine continues to make slow progress in its counteroffensive, especially on the Zaporizhzhia axis in the push south toward Melitopol, officials in Kyiv and Washington are saying. It’s an assessment at least partially shared even by a number of Russian 'milblogger' Telegram channels and those of appointed officials. After retaking Robotyne earlier in the week, Ukrainian troops are advancing toward NovoprokopÃvka, according to the Ukrainian Armed Forces General Staff. That town, about two miles south of Robotyne, sits aside the key TO408 highway and is a little more than 10 miles north of the city of Tokmak, which Russia has turned into a fortified garrison. As we have noted before, taking or bypassing Tokmak on a push south will be a major step toward making it to Melitopol, which as we said in December is a major objective in Ukraine’s desire to reach Crimea and cut off the so-called land bridge to choke off Russian forces. Warning: Some portions are unfiltered and brutal. |
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