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The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation do not stop developing their offensive on the Zaporozhie frontlines. Their active offensive operations increase pressure on the military positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and expand their tactical success in the area of the villages of Stepovoye and Shcherbaky.
Since the recent beginning of offensive, the 4th battalion of the 247th regiment of the Russian army first took control of Pyatikhatki, and the 2nd battalion entered Stepovoye located to the north. On March 17th, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation officially confirmed the full control of the village of Stepovoe.
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After their victory in Stepovoe, the assault units of the Russian Dnepr group of forces advanced towards the village of Lobkovoe located north of Pyatikhatki. Taking into account Russian control of Stepovoe and Kamenskoe, the garrison of the Armed Forces of Ukraine deployed in Lobkovoe is forced to resist in a cauldron. Ukrainian forces will be forced to retreat from the village to the north through the fields under heavy Russian fire and flank attacks. Moreover, there is a chain of lakes north of Lobkovoe between Kamenskoe and Stepovoe, which complicate any manoeuvres of the Ukrainian military. The advancing Russian troops are expected to destroy the cauldron in Lobkovoe and straighten the front in the nearest future.
Russian offensive is also ongoing east of Stepovoe, where the Russian troops took control of the strategically important T0812 road to Malye Shcherbaky, heavily complicating Ukrainian logistics.
According to preliminary reports, the Armed Forces of Ukraine were repelled from both Scherbaky and Malye Scherbaky, where the mop up operations are ongoing.
The frontline from Kamenskoe to Shcherbaky runs along the road to one of the main Ukrainian strongholds in the Zaporozhie region, the town of Orekhov; and Russian advance destroyed the entire western flank of Ukrainian defense there.
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The resumption of Russian offensive operations on the southern Zaporozhie frontlines also bring important political victory to Moscow amid the ongoing negotiation process. Russian control of the areas near Pyatikhatky, Stepovoe and Scherbaky confirm that a large part of the Greater Tokmak (Bolshetokmakskoye) manganese deposits also came under Russian control. The Russian army captured about 20 square kilometers of the large fields located around the town of Stepnogorsk during the past week alone. While Zelensky is trying to thwart the ongoing negotiations between Moscow and Washington with different provocations LINK, LINK, he is losing more and more bargaining chips, and his trump card of rare metals is getting weaker.
“he is losing more and more bargaining chips, and his trump card of rare metals is getting weaker.”… thee meant 0range-utan’s “bargaining chips”… the “k” ex-comedian is not nor has he ever been in possession of any negotiating since he’s been put in place… all we can hope is that the controlled “fifth column” at the kremlin will finally throw off his shackles and tell amerikansky/eu where they can place it!… you get absolutely nothing other then your dead bodies! as “rare earth$…
ukraine is not a sovereign country, it’s a terrorist organization controlled by nato . the us gave money to ukraine , the eu only lent money . the eu will in debt ukraine’s future while russia get the minerals and prime fracking land . pipelines control is all that is left .
derp ai derpbot.
ukies crushed–pathetic americans humiliated: burger species mentally ill immoral
over 3 years and russia still can’t win the war…2nd rate orc army…heheheh
domme tyfus zionist ze zouden jouw ook moet afslachten gehersenspoelde
the kiev junta fought their own people in the donbass for 10. now it’s 13 and they are losing bigtime…heheheh
exterpate all ukronazi pigs and their satanic handlers…