Ukraine has launched a counteroffensive against the Russian occupiers in the southeast region of Zaporizhzhia. Details are still forming, but here's the latest via the Washington Post:
"Ukrainian troops on Wednesday night intensified their attacks on the front line in the country’s southeast, according to multiple individuals in the country’s armed forces, in a significant push toward Russian-occupied territory. Four members of the military, including officers, spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to publicly discuss the battlefield developments.
The Ukrainian troops include specialized attack units armed with Western weapons and trained in NATO tactics.
Russian military bloggers also reported heavy fighting in the Zaporizhzhia region, a part of the front line that has long been seen as a likely location of the new Ukrainian campaign. By cutting south through the flat fields of Zaporizhzhia, Kyiv’s forces could aim to sever the so-called land bridge between mainland Russia and the occupied Crimean Peninsula, cutting off crucial Russian supply lines."
Other sites (here, here, and here) have reported signs of the counteroffensive for a couple of days, but this is the first confirmation by military authorities.
The counteroffensive comes just days after Russia's terrorist destruction of the Kakhovka dam near Kherson. Whether this is a feint to divert the Russians, or the main line of attack should become evident in the days ahead. More as the situation develops.
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