Defense Ministry: Ukraine achieves partial success south of Staromaiorske.

Ukrainian troops have achieved partial success in the Urozhaine direction, south and southeast of the village of Staromaiorske in Donetsk Oblast, Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Maliar reported[1] on Aug.

10. "Despite extremely difficult combat conditions and enemy resistance, our troops have achieved partial success in the direction of Urozhaine, south and southeast of Staromaiorske," Maliar wrote on her Telegram channel. Staromaiorske, a village in the southwestern part of Donetsk Oblast, has been liberated[2] by Ukrainian forces on July 27.

In early August, Russian forces launched[3] unsuccessful attempts to retake their positions near the village, the General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces said. According to Maliar's most recent report, Russia also attempted unsuccessful attacks near Klishchiivka, as well as in the Avdiivka and Marinka directions where Ukrainian defenses remain "impregnable." Ukraine is reportedly holding back Russian offensive operations in the Lyman and Kupiansk direction, where Moscow recently began to concentrate[4] significant force.

On the southern front line, Ukrainian troops are conducting offensive operations in the Melitopol and Berdiansk directions, Maliar said.

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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 (t.me)
2. ^ liberated (kyivindependent.com)
3. ^ launched (kyivindependent.com)
4. ^ concentrate (kyivindependent.com)
5. ^ Ukraine war latest: Counteroffensive is 'challenging,' says Zelensky as Western pressure mountsKey developments on Aug.

   8: * Russian Aug.

   7 attack on Pokrovsk kills 9, injures 82 * Ukrainian forces hold initiative as counteroffensive underway, says Zelensky * Ukraine repels Russian attacks in Donetsk Oblast * UK imposes biggest sanctions against companies helping Russia's military effort... (kyivindependent.com)