2025-04-17 14:16
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2025-04-17 14:16
The army of Ukraine replied a strong attack of the Russian army in the partly occupied by Russia, the Zaporian District, where the opponent hit the Ukrainian media on Thursday on Thursday.
The “Defense forces (Ukraine)) replied with a large -scale Russian attack, which began (on Wednesday) April 16 around 6pm in the south of Ukraine, with the participation of at least 320 soldiers, 40 armored vehicles, 3 tanks and about 10 buggy (light off -road vehicles), which rubbed on the front line near the town: Piatykówka, Step, Step, Small Tokamaczka and Mal. Szczerbaki ” – reported the Ukrainian portal Truth.
The line of these villages is located southwest of the city of Orichiw and southeast of Zaporozhye, maintained by Ukrainians.
According to the defense forces of the South of the Ukrainian army, the beginning of the opponent's offensive was detected in time by air reconnaissance. Then Ukrainian drones and artillery joined the action.
“The first hits in Russian military equipment (three infantry combat vehicles were destroyed) took place 8 km from the contact line. The battle lasted over two and a half hours, and the Ukrainian forces fired at the attackers” – wrote the defense forces of the South in a telegram. (https://t.me/sjtf_odes/12357)
“Losses of the enemy: 29 units of military equipment, 140 staff people were destroyed and three tanks were damaged. The result: the enemy did not succeed, and Ukraine's defense forces did not lose a single position” – announced in the communiqué.
From Kiev Jarosław Junko (PAP)
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