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Russia has been making slow but steady advances in the south and east of Ukraine using small infantry units, exploiting foggy autumn weather and numerical advantage.

Zaporizhzhia Oblast
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Russia has been making slow but steady advances in the south and east, employing small infantry units.

The situation in the Huliaipole sector in Zaporizhzhia Oblast has become "the most threatening and dynamic."

Repelled three attacks in Huliaipole direction near Novomykolaivka and Novoye

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Extracted: 2026-07-18T17:10:31.884Z

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