National Guard: Russia moving troops to southern front line to strengthen defense.

Russia is relocating its troops to the southern front line from other sectors, as Ukrainian forces continue to advance in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, an official within the National Guard said[1] on Sept.

7. The Russian military is reinforcing the units currently holding the Russian line in the Berdiansk and Melitopol sectors, Mykola Urshalovych told a press briefing. Over the past week, Ukraine's Offensive Guard assault brigades, a formation under the command of the National Guard, destroyed up to a platoon of Russian soldiers with the support of the Armed Forces, having advanced "both in the depth of Russian defenses and along the front line" in the Melitopol direction, according to Urshalovych.

On the same day, the General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces reported [2]that Ukrainian forces had achieved some success south of Robotyne and west of Verbove in Zaporizhzhia Oblast.

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The General Staff's spokesperson didn't provide any further details on the advance. Verbove lies around 10 kilometers to the east of the recently liberated Robotyne and almost 100 kilometers northeast of Melitopol, the key city for cutting off the land bridge between Russia and occupied Crimea. At the same time, Russian war commentators claim[4] that Russian brigades in Ukraine lack sufficient supplies, particularly artillery munitions, according to the Institute for the Study of War.

Russian commentators who follow the war closely have claimed that troops are relying on "limited stockpiles" of artillery, thus "performing poorly along the front in Ukraine."

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1. ^ said (t.me)
2. ^ reported (t.me)
3. ^ 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)
4. ^ claim (kyivindependent.com)
5. ^ New brigade bears heavy brunt of Russia's onslaught in Kharkiv OblastEditor's Note: Soldiers in this story are stationed on the front and are identified only by their first name due to the nature of the information they are sharing.

   KHARKIV OBLAST - Fighting throughout Ukraine is grueling, even for hardened veterans.

   For inexperienced troops recently plucked from ci... (kyivindependent.com)