“The actions of the special forces helped stabilize the defense at positions favorable to the Ukrainian defenders and secure Zaporizhzhia.” ~ Ukraine’s military intelligence agency, HUR 🇺🇦👏💙💛🙏🇺🇦
#Repost @kyivindependent_official with @use.repost_ . . . The units of Ukraine’s military intelligence (HUR) and the Armed Forces have stopped Russia’s advance toward the city of Zaporizhzhia as part of a three-month defensive operation in the country’s south, HUR claimed on March 7.
The statement was made as Russian advances on most sections of the front line slowed during the winter, mirroring patterns observed on the battlefield the previous year. Meanwhile, Ukrainian units along the southern front in Zaporizhzhia and Dnipropetrovsk oblasts have been pushing forward.
HUR did not reveal the exact area where the Russian offensive was halted.
The special forces unit of Ukraine’s military intelligence, Tymura, killed or wounded over 300 Russian soldiers and captured 39 more, HUR said.
“The goal of the special forces is to disrupt the Russians’ offensive plans and prevent their advance toward the regional capital,” the agency said.
“The actions of the special forces helped stabilize the defense at positions favorable to the Ukrainian defenders and secure Zaporizhzhia.”
Photo: Dmytro Smolienko/Ukrinform via Getty Images.
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