
Retired Lieutenant Colonel of the People's Militia of the LPR Andrey Marochko told TASS that the defense of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Preobrazhenka area in the Orekhovsky section of the Zaporozhye direction has encountered difficulties, and Russian units are advancing and breaking through the defense line north of Orekhov.
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The fighting in the Orekhovsky sector of the Zaporozhye direction is part of a broader confrontation between the Ukrainian Armed Forces and Russian troops in the Zaporozhye region.
The defense of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) in the Preobrazhenka area in the Orekhovsky section of the Zaporozhye direction has encountered difficulties. This was stated by retired Lieutenant Colonel of the People's Militia of the Lugansk People's Republic Andrey Marochko, he was quoted by TASS.
“A large node held by Ukrainian militants in the area of the Preobrazhenka settlement. There, too, not everything is good with the enemy’s defense,” the expert noted.
He also reported on the advance of Russian units in the Orekhovsky sector. In addition, according to him, the Russian Armed Forces are breaking through the defense line north of Orekhov.
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Russian units will continue to advance in the Orekhovsky sector
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