Russian forces have heavily fortified their positions in southern Ukraine with anti-tank ditches, barriers, and minefields, though some areas are less densely mined to allow retreat.

The extent of the minefields in the next line of defense may be less mined to allow Russian troops north of these positions to retreat.

Kyiv's forces have achieved success in fighting around the village Novoprokopivka and were digging in at the captured positions

Ukrainian forces have made additional and tactically significant gains in the west of Zaporizhzhia Oblast

Ukrainian forces are advancing through what Ukrainian and US sources have suggested is the most difficult set of engineered Russian defensive positions