Experts say penetrating Russia’s first line of defence could give Ukrainian forces an advantage, since further barriers may be less heavily protected.
Ukrainian forces pierced the first line of Russian fortifications in the nation’s south-east and were fighting to widen the breach, the nation’s defence chief said, in a bid for a potential breakthrough.
through the south to the mouth of the Dnipro river. The slow-going has worried Ukraine’s allies, who say a long fight risks giving Russian President Vladimir Putin the upper hand in a war of attrition. The de-mining has left Ukrainian forces with mostly tactical advances since June. With the northern autumn approaching, the window for a breakthrough is closing. Cold and wet weather will likely put Ukraine’s main objective, advancing towards the Sea of Azov and cutting off Crimea, out of reach.
In the south, much depends on the stability of Russia’s defence effort, which despite a loss of manpower and equipment has defied predictions that it would crumble. The Kremlin has been able to supply its front lines with more troops, officials have said. He told a news conference that Ukrainian commander-in-chief Valery Zalunzhniy was meeting “systematically” with senior officials from allied countries supplying Ukraine with weaponry.
A military spokesman told Ukrainian television Kyiv’s forces were continuing to fortify their positions in Robotyne.
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