💥 Attack

Ukrainian troops have broken through a Russian minefield north of Tokmak and are now fighting the first line of Russian defense holding the city.

August 19, 2023 Tokmak, Zaporizhzhia Oblast

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Ukrainska Pravda Kyiv Independent Kyiv Post Censor.NET

Multiple high-reliability sources confirm the core facts of this event.

Entities

Ukrainian military (military_unit) Russian forces (military_unit) Orikhiv (location) Huliaipole (location) Olhivske (location) Levadne (location) Pavlivka (location) Novodarivka (location) Poltavka (location) Temyrivka (location) Kamianske (location) Stepove (location) Yehorivka (location) Zaliznychne (location) Mala Tokmachka (location) Charivne (location) Chervone (location) Yablukove (location) Preobrazhenka (location) Piatykhatky (location) Plavni (location) Institute for the Study of War (organization) Ukrainian Armed Forces (military_unit) Armed Forces of Ukraine (military_unit) Russia (organization) Zoopark-1 (weapon_system) Ukrainian forces (military_unit) Berdiansk (location) Russian Armed Forces (military_unit) Russian Federation (organization) Tokmak (location) 120th Separate Reconnaissance Battalion (military_unit) Dyki Shershni (weapon_system)

Source Reports

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Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: likely

Ukrainian troops have broken through a Russian minefield north of Tokmak and are now fighting the first line of Russian defense holding the city

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: likely

Recent Ukrainian military gains near the Donetsk-Zaporizhzhia border and in western Zaporizhzhia Oblast are likely tactically significant

Kyiv Post → Source tone: certain

Geolocated footage published on August 19 and 20 shows that Ukrainian forces recently advanced east of Robotyne and pro-Russian milbloggers have conceded that the AFU controls the northern part of the village.

Censor.NET → Source tone: certain

Ukrainian soldiers destroyed the enemy radar station 'Zoopark-1' in the direction of Berdiansk.

Censor.NET → Source tone: certain

Fighters published a video on social networks confirming the attack.

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