General Staff: Ukraine advances south of Robotyne in Zaporizhzhia Oblast.

Ukrainian forces continue offensive operations in the Melitopol direction, making gains south of the village of Robotyne, the General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces reported[1] on Sept.

8. In turn, Russian troops launched unsuccessful attacks near Novoiehorivka in Luhansk Oblast, and in the Avdiivka direction in Donetsk Oblast, the report said. Ukrainian defenders continue to repel Russian advances in the Marinka direction, holding off over 10 attacks over the past day, according to the General Staff.

The village of Robotyne was confirmed[2] as liberated by Ukraine on Aug.

28. Ukrainian troops have since pushed further south from the village, facing heavy Russian defenses. As the U.S. intelligence pointed out, Ukraine has managed[3] to pierce through the first line of Russian defenses, which was heavily fortified by mines, near Robotyne, and its troops are already attacking the second line with notable success.

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Martin Fornusek is a news editor at the Kyiv Independent.

He has previously worked as a news content editor at the media company Newsmatics and is a contributor to Euromaidan Press. He also volunteers as an editor and translator at the Czech-language version of Ukrainer. Martin studied at Masaryk University in Brno, Czechia, holding a bachelor's degree in security studies and history and a master's degree in conflict and democracy studies.

References

1. ^ reported (www.facebook.com)
2. ^ confirmed (kyivindependent.com)
3. ^ managed (kyivindependent.com)
4. ^ As counteroffensive presses forward in southeast, 'every meter costs a life'Editor's note: The Kyiv Independent is not disclosing the soldiers interviewed in the story by their full names due to security concerns amid the ongoing war in Ukraine.

   The article also contains photos that some readers may find disturbing.

   DONETSK OBLAST - Twenty-nine-year-old assault company com... (kyivindependent.com)