Russian troops prepare for a renewed offensive in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, focusing on Ukraine's bridgehead near Orikhiv and Robotyne, the Ukrainian military says.
Ukrainian forces have systematically eliminated 9 Russian air defense systems and 3 electronic warfare assets near Robotyne, paving the way for drone dominance that has stalled the Russia's offensive operations in the area.
In the operational zone of the Southern Defense Forces, Ukrainian defenders repelled four attacks by Russian forces on the left bank of the Dnipro near Krynok and three in the Orikhiv sector - near Staromayorske and Robotyno.
Russian MoD reportedly fired the commander of the 18th Army, Lieutenant Gen. Arkady Marzoev and the commander of the 70th Regiment, for their failure to retake the territories around Kherson's Krynky and Zaporizhzhia's Robotyne that Ukraine reclaimed during the 2023 counteroffensive.
HIMARS, reinforcements, minefields, and frontline engagements helped Ukrainians hold the line in Robotyne, where a Russian unorthodox quad bike assault proved catastrophic
Four Ukrainian soldiers halted a sudden Russian nighttime offensive near Robotyne, maintaining their positions despite being outnumbered by three armored fighting vehicles and twenty-four soldiers.
ISW says Ukrainian forces have counterattacked northeast of Donetsk's Avdiivka and advanced in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, while the Russians claimed some gains near Avdiivka.
Russia continued to throw more troops into the Avdiivka meat grinder on the eastern front, while Ukraine began moving armored vehicles across the Dnipro River in the south, less than 90 kilometers from Crimea.
The skies over Robotyne are filled with Russian drones coordinating artillery strikes and attacking Ukraine's western equipment in what one sergeant calls "a war of drones."
In the Tokmak direction near Zaporizhzhia's Novoprokopivka, Ukrainian forces successfully fend off a critical Russian flank advance, gaining more ground and reducing the viability of similar Russian attacks in the future.
British Defense Ministry's recent intel update underscores Russia's move to reinforce its 58th Army with VDV units. Notably, these units, stationed near Robotyne, seem to operate under strength, altering their traditional offensive role.
Based on ISW's findings, Ukrainian forces, in areas of Bakhmut and Robotyne in the country's east and south, continue their offensive operations, emphasizing their gains and breaches against Russian defenses.
On 12 September, Ukrainian forces made "partial gains" near Klishchiivka, Donetsk Oblast, and Robotyne, Zaporizhzhia Oblast, according to Ukraine's General Staff.
The Ukrainian counteroffensive in the southern front's Tokmak direction sees breakthroughs against Russian defenses near Kopani and Novoprokopivka, with tank raids playing a crucial role in clearing territories for infantry assaults.