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According to the report, Russian forces have broken through a key point of the Ukrainian defensive line north of Huliaipole, creating a rapidly expanding threat to one of Ukraine's most fortified strongholds. In response, Ukrainian forces have regrouped and shifted into position for a decisive battle that will determine the outcome of the battle for Huliaipole, Euromaidan Press media outlet says. The main Russian goal in this sector is to advance north of Huliaipole.
The report also stated that by doing this, Russian forces can establish a third axis of pressure and set the conditions for a potential operational encirclement by pressuring Ukrainian defenses from three directions. First, Huliaipole serves as the largest and most fortified Ukrainian stronghold in the region. A frontal assault on the town would inevitably result in severe Russian losses, which could rapidly erode their current manpower advantage and stall the wider offensive effort. Second, capturing the area north of Huliaipole would open a corridor enabling Russian forces to push deeper into the Zaporizhzhia and Dnipropetrovsk regions.
The report also said that this approach would allow them to avoid engaging Ukraine's strongest defensive lines, increasing the likelihood of sustaining operational momentum, Euromaidan Press reports. To fulfill their objective, Russian forces committed approximately forty thousand troops to secure overwhelming numerical superiority and concentrated their main effort on Uspenivka, the key Ukrainian strongpoint on the western bank of the Yanchul River. Given the settlement's advantageous position, the only feasible Russian approach was to overpower Ukrainian positions, infiltrate the village, and establish a bridgehead.
in addition to the report, the scattered villages across the fields between the two rivers quickly became exposed targets for the forty-thousand-strong Russian reserves, who flooded the area faster than Ukrainian drones could kill them. Nevertheless, Solodke and Zelenyi Hai remain holding due to their closer access to Ukrainian supply routes. With Uspenivka lost, Russian units advanced along a fifteen-kilometer front and penetrated up to eight kilometers in depth. Amid the growing disarray provoked by the collapse of this key position, the Ukrainian command made a pragmatic and widely supported decision: prioritize the preservation of personnel.
The report also stated that by doing this, Russian forces can establish a third axis of pressure and set the conditions for a potential operational encirclement by pressuring Ukrainian defenses from three directions. First, Huliaipole serves as the largest and most fortified Ukrainian stronghold in the region. A frontal assault on the town would inevitably result in severe Russian losses, which could rapidly erode their current manpower advantage and stall the wider offensive effort. Second, capturing the area north of Huliaipole would open a corridor enabling Russian forces to push deeper into the Zaporizhzhia and Dnipropetrovsk regions.
The report also said that this approach would allow them to avoid engaging Ukraine's strongest defensive lines, increasing the likelihood of sustaining operational momentum, Euromaidan Press reports. To fulfill their objective, Russian forces committed approximately forty thousand troops to secure overwhelming numerical superiority and concentrated their main effort on Uspenivka, the key Ukrainian strongpoint on the western bank of the Yanchul River. Given the settlement's advantageous position, the only feasible Russian approach was to overpower Ukrainian positions, infiltrate the village, and establish a bridgehead.
in addition to the report, the scattered villages across the fields between the two rivers quickly became exposed targets for the forty-thousand-strong Russian reserves, who flooded the area faster than Ukrainian drones could kill them. Nevertheless, Solodke and Zelenyi Hai remain holding due to their closer access to Ukrainian supply routes. With Uspenivka lost, Russian units advanced along a fifteen-kilometer front and penetrated up to eight kilometers in depth. Amid the growing disarray provoked by the collapse of this key position, the Ukrainian command made a pragmatic and widely supported decision: prioritize the preservation of personnel.