INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Moscows forces are pressing towards two towns in Ukraines Zaporizhzhia area, where fighting intensified today after a number of months of a
stagnant front, Russian state media reported Sunday
Russian-installed official in the region Vladimir Rogov said offensive actions were concentrated around 2 towns: Orikhiv, around 50
kilometers (30 miles) south of Ukrainian-controlled regional capital Zaporizhzhia, and Hulyaipole, further east
The front is mobile, particularly in two instructions: Orikhiv and Hulyaipole, Rogov was estimated as stating by the Ria Novosti news
He said there was active fighting in those areas, according to the firm
The effort remains in our hands
In its day-to-day report on Sunday, the Ukrainian army stated more than 15 settlements were affected by artillery fire in Zaporizhzhia
Previously this week, Rogov announced a local offensive around Orikhiv and stated the Russian army had actually taken control of the town
of Lobkove, near the Dnipro river
He likewise stated today that battling has actually dramatically increased in the southern area
On Saturday, the Russian army said its soldiers held offending actions in the Zaporizhzhia region and declared to have actually taken
more advantageous lines and positions
The front in southern Ukraine has actually been significantly quieter recently than in the east, with Moscow withdrawing from the
significant city of Kherson in November
Russia declares to have annexed the Zaporizhzhia area together with three other Ukrainian regions, but does not control it in its whole
While Moscow controls large swathes of the southern part of the region, its main city Zaporizhzhia and northern part did not be up to
Russia has promised to push Ukrainian forces out of them
