Russian forces are conducting reconnaissance and preparing for assault operations in the Orikhiv and Huliaipole sectors of the Southern front, with daily counter-battery warfare, shelling, missile strikes, and drone attacks against Ukrainian positions.
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Russian invaders are conducting reconnaissance and preparing for assault operations in the Orikhiv and Huliaipole sectors of the front
The enemy engages daily in counter-battery warfare, shelling the positions of the Defense Forces and frontline settlements
They are also carrying out missile strikes and drone attacks
On the Orikhiv and Hulyaipole directions, the enemy is also preparing assault actions with small infantry groups - several dozen groups in each direction.
In Zaporizhzhia Oblast, a woman and two men were injured in the attacks against the Vasyliv district
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Extracted: 2026-02-20T11:51:12.187Z
Source story: 3932159-enemy-conducting-reconnaissance-preparing-for-assaults-on-two-fronts-in-southern-ukraine-military