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Ukraine’s breakthrough at Urozhaine pushes Russian positions further towards Mariupol — Meduza (meduza.io)
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Ukraine’s Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Maliar has announced that the Ukrainian army has liberated the village of Urozhaine in the Donetsk region of the country. “Our defenders are fortifying their new positions. The offensive is continuing,” Maliar wrote on Telegram.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

It is "another village", but it's also a "breakthrough" the first line of defense.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Is this a proper breakthrough? Are the Russian's caught off guard? Or is this just another village capture?

I'm with Ukraine until the bitter end, not trying to be a debbie downer, just trying to grasp the situation.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

There are 2-3 lines of defense. If you do it right (ISW asses Russia built them to sound doctrine so they are probably done right) each line defends the last, so breakthrough just brings them to the next line which will be hard to breach.