Russia's Defense Ministry stated its troops had attempted to advance in Zaporizhzhia Oblast.
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Russia's Defense Ministry reported that its troops attempted to advance in Zaporizhzhia Oblast on Jan 21.
Poorly supplied and inadequately trained Russian forces are unlikely to be able to conduct a successful offensive along the Zaporizhzhia front over the next few months.
Russia is spending resources on attempts to seize additional territories in the neighboring Donetsk region.
Ukrainian defenders have suffered very heavy losses, and Russia has gained only minimal territorial gains.
Russian forces in the occupied regions of Zaporizhzhia region have been building static defensive structures for several months, indicating their significant concern about a future Ukrainian offensive to retake the seized territories.
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