UKRaine Continues Counteroffensive Operations Near Bakhmut, Advances in Western Zaporizhzhia Oblast; UKR Advances North of Kopany, Novoprokopivka; UKR Advanced up to 300m in East Over Past Day; RUssian Defenses Constantly Thinning Due to UKR’s Advance, LIVE UPDATES and MORE

By admin On Oct 9, 2023

ISW: Ukraine continues counteroffensive operations near Bakhmut, advances in western Zaporizhzhia Oblast

Ukrainian military sources noted that Kyiv forces continued successful offensive actions some eight kilometers southeast of Bakhmut, near Andriivka, according to the Institute for the Study of War.

Geolocated footage posted on Oct. 5 shows that Ukrainian forces have advanced towards a tree line between Robotyne and Verbove in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, about six kilometers southeast of Robotyne.

Illia Yevlash, the spokesperson for the Eastern Grouping of Forces, said that Ukrainian forces are preparing for offensive operations throughout the autumn-winter period. Yevlash emphasized that while supply requirements will increase and rainy and foggy conditions may complicate the use of drones and tactical and army aviation, Ukrainian forces will continue to fight through the winter.

Yevlash’s statement supports ISW’s longstanding assessment that weather will not prevent either side from conducting offensive operations throughout the winter of 2023-2024 if they are well-supplied and choose to do so, as they did last winter.

The ISW notes that the pace of Ukrainian offensives “will largely be metered by Western provision of appropriate small-arms and ammunition and non-lethal supplies to Ukraine” – not simply winter weather conditions or any specific weapons system. —>READ MORE HERE

Ukraine advances north of Kopany, Novoprokopivka – General Tarnavskyi:

In the Tavria operational zone, Ukraine’s Armed Forces advanced north of the settlements of Kopany and Novoprokopivka.

Oleksandr Tarnavskyi, the Commander of the Tavria operational-strategic group of troops, reported this on Telegram, Ukrinform reports.

“In the Tavria direction, we see an advance north of Kopany and Novoprokopivka. The enemy’s losses have increased sharply. The BM-27 Uragan MLR system has been destroyed,” Tarnavskyi reported.

He noted that over the past 24 hours, the enemy has launched 14 airstrikes and 782 artillery strikes, and was involved in 22 combat clashes. At the same time, Ukraine’s missile and artillery troops executed 1,265 fire missions.

As reported, Russia’s death toll in the Tavria operational zone in the past day amounted to 338. Fifty-two units of the Russian military hardware were destroyed, including seven tanks, seven armored fighting vehicles, 14 artillery systems, an MLR system, an anti-tank missile system, three UAVs, 17 military trucks, and two units of specialized equipment. An ammunition depot and another “important enemy object” were also destroyed. —>READ MORE HERE

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