Ukrainian forces continued counteroffensive operations on the Melitopol front in western Zaporizhzhia Oblast, with the situation remaining difficult due to additional Russian concrete fortifications and dense minefields.
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Ukrainian forces conducted offensive operations in the Melitopol (western Zaporizhzhia Oblast) direction
Ukrainian forces have achieved a significant breakthrough by successfully breaching Russia's first line of defense near Zaporizhzhia
Ukrainian Brig Gen Oleksandr Tarnavskiy has claimed Kyiv's troops have breached Russia's first defensive line near Zaporizhzhia after weeks of painstaking mine clearance
Ukrainian forces are completing the destruction of enemy units that provide cover for the retreat of Russian troops behind their second defensive line
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