Ukraine Recaptures Additional Russian-Occupied Territories... Breakthrough in Central Zaporizhia Front

Young "Russia, Biggest Loss Since March"

Ukraine has recaptured an additional Russian-occupied area in southern Zaporizhzhia, Reuters reported on the 18th (local time).

A dormitory located in Shebekino, a border town in Belgorod, western Russia, is burning due to shelling.
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Vladimir Rogov, a pro-Russian official of the Zaporizhzhia occupation administration, stated on Telegram that "despite heavy losses from the enemy's relentless offensive, results have been achieved," and that Ukrainian forces have taken control of the village of Piatykatky in central Zaporizhzhia. He added that Ukrainian troops are defending against Russian shelling in Piatykatky and that fierce fighting continues.

There has been no official announcement from Ukraine regarding this matter yet. Piatykatky is a village near the Dnipro River in central Zaporizhzhia, and this is the first time Ukrainian forces have broken through the central Zaporizhzhia front since launching a counteroffensive earlier this month.

This success in recapturing additional occupied territory comes about a week after Ukraine reclaimed approximately 90 square kilometers across seven villages by the 11th-12th. Previously, most of the occupied areas were located in eastern Zaporizhzhia and eastern Donetsk Oblast.

In its regular report on the same day, the UK Ministry of Defence assessed that both Ukraine and Russia have suffered heavy casualties in recent battles. It analyzed that Russian losses are likely the largest since the intense fighting in eastern Bakhmut in March. Furthermore, the recent intense fighting has been concentrated in Zaporizhzhia and Donetsk, where Ukraine has made "small gains," but Russia is also conducting "relatively effective" defensive operations in these areas.

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