Russian Activity Intensifies in Zaporizhzhia Oblast
Russian forces have been attempting to break through Ukrainian defenses in Zaporizhzhia Oblast since early March, focusing on the Piatykhatky-Mali Shcherbaky line.
According to DeepState, a Ukrainian group of military analysts, the Russians have intensified their attacks using small infantry groups to establish strategic positions.
- The Russian 108th Air Assault Regiment, after being reinforced, began assaulting Ukrainian positions near Mali Shcherbaky in early March.
- The same regiment later started an assault on Piatykhatky, with video footage showing a mop-up operation on the village's southeast outskirts.
In recent days, the attacks on this settlement have not stopped and Russian forces are trying to take full control of it.
Author's summary: Russians intensify attacks in Zaporizhzhia Oblast.