Ukraine Loses Two More Towns As Collapse Accelerates In Zaporizhzhia (Videos)

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On November 10, the Russian military captured two more settlements in Zaporizhzhia amid accelerating Ukrainian collapse between the Yanchur River line and the city of Huliapole.

The two settlements, Sladkoe and Novoe, were captured by the 127th Motorized Rifle Division of the Vostok [East] Group of Forces, according to the Russian Ministry of Defense, which said in a statement that a total of 25 square kilometers were secured during operations there.

“The enemy suffered significant losses in personnel, equipment, and weapons, leaving armored vehicles, small arms, and ammunition in the [abandoned] positions,” it added.

Sladkoe and Novoe are located to the west of the Yanchur, nearly all of which is now under the control of the Vostok Group of Forces. Just a day earlier, the group captured Rybne, located right to the north of Sladkoe along the river.

In addition to the capture of the two settlements, the Vostok Group of Forces is reported to be storming Novouspenivske, to the south of Novoe, and advancing towards Rivnopillya to the west.

To the north along the Yanchur in Dnepropetrovsk, the Vostok Group of Forces is also advancing towards Danylivka. Once this settlement is captured, Ostapivske will become the last settlement in the hands of Kiev forces on the river.

The collapse of Ukrainian defenses along the Yanchur poses a direct threat to Huliapole, a key stronghold of Kiev forces, to the west.

Russian troops could reach the city’s eastern outskirts within a few weeks. Even worse, the troops could take over Ostapivske and reach the Haichur River that passes through the city. Advancing southwards along the river from Dnepropetrovsk to Zaporizhzhia, a collapse similar to the one that took place along the Yanchur could happen.

All in all, the Vostok Group of Forces will likely attack Huliapole from the west and north at the same time. In such a cease, the city would be indefensible.

It is important to note here that the escalating collapse of Ukrainian defenses in Zaporizhzhia is a direct result of Kiev’s decision to prioritize the defense of the city of Pokrovsk in Donetsk. This bet has failed miserably. Kiev is about to lose Pokrovsk, and Huliapole could be lost next. The collapse in that direction could continue all the way to the city of Zaporizhzhia itself.

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