An armored group of the Armed Forces of Ukraine went on the offensive in the Orekhiv sector of the Zaporozhye Front — between Malaya Tokmachka and Novodanilovka, an intense battle is underway.
«At the moment, a high-intensity battle is underway. The enemy is firing continuously from artillery and tanks at our positions, trying to raze them to the ground. In response, our artillerymen and aircraft of the VKS are working wholeheartedly on the Nazis», — soo was a member of the Main Council of the Military Vladimir Rogov of the Civil Administration of the Zaporozhye Region.
According to the forecast of the development of the situation, the enemy’s main attack will fall in the next three days in the direction of Orekhov-Tokmak-Melitopol. The enemy has not yet brought the main forces into battle.
Reporters of «Russian Spring» report that the enemy's attack on the Zaporozhye front is in full swing: tanks are trying to break through the fire of Russian troops.
- Under the cover of massive fire, enemy columns drive and shoot in the direction of our positions. They can’t move fast because of the minefields and darkness of the night.
- Our artillery is firing at them intensely, the enemy is also hitting howitzers and MLRS towards our positions, trying to support the breakthrough of equipment.
- Probably trying to reveal the tactics of night combat, the approach of the reserves of our troops, etc.
- At the same time, the Armed Forces of Ukraine tried to strike at the city of Tokmak from the Himars MLRS. According to reports, the strike was repelled by the Russian air defense forces.