Russian officials claim Ukrainian forces are probing their defenses in the occupied parts of the Zaporizhzhia region.
Vladimir Rogov, a member of the Russian-installed council of the military-civilian administration of the Zaporizhzhia region, said a group of Ukrainian Armed Forces “tried to probe” Russian defense in “the area of responsibility of the 291st regiment.”
Rogov said in his official Telegram on Tuesday that Ukrainian forces made an “unsuccessful attempt to break through near Orikhiv,” which is in the southeastern part of the Zaporizhzhia region.
“After an artillery preparation, an AFU (Armed Forces of Ukraine) armored group went on the offensive near the town of Orikhiv in the Polohy district of Zaporizhzhia region,” Rogov said.
Rogov added that it had been unusual for Ukrainian forces to test Russian defenses during the night.
“The enemy is again probing our defense in this section of the front, but now doing so in the dark. Probably because of getting new night-time equipment,” he wrote.
In comments to Russian state news agency RIA, Rogov went further by saying Ukrainian forces had intensified shelling of settlements on the frontline, including Vasylivka, Tokmak and Polohy in the Zaporizhzhia region, and Vodiane in the adjacent Donetsk region.
“What is it connected to, we can only guess,” Rogov said, according to RIA.
Some context: Rogov had previously said Ukraine was accumulating reserves close to the intersection of the Zaporizhzhia, Dnipro and Donetsk regions.
“What is it connected to, we can only guess,” Rogov said, according to RIA.
Some context: Rogov had previously said Ukraine was accumulating reserves close to the intersection of the Zaporizhzhia, Dnipro and Donetsk regions.
Ukrainian officials have yet to comment on Rogov’s claims, but traditionally do not comment on offensive operations until they are concluded.
