Dmytro Lykhovyi, spokesperson for the "Tavria" Defense Forces Operational Command, reports that Russian troops are struggling with resource shortages, limiting their ability to conduct active assaults in southern Ukraine.
Despite their offensive efforts, the ISW suggests that Russian forces may face difficulties in achieving operationally significant breakthroughs in their winter campaign.
While Russia hopes the mud will halt Ukrainian progress, this year's meteorological and soil factors suggest that the Ukrainian offensive on the southern front has the potential to intensify.
The commander of Ukraine's southern counteroffensive says Ukrainian forces broke through near Zaporizhzhia's Verbove in the direction of Tokmak, a strategic hub for Russia.
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.
Ukrainian troops successfully repel multiple Russian counterattacks near Robotyne, an area of paramount importance in the ongoing Ukrainian counteroffensive in southern Zaporizhzhia oblast.
The Ukrainian military's assessment reveals that the Russian military's winter preparations in the southern region are far from adequate, casting doubt on their ability to withstand the challenges of the upcoming season.
Ukrainian forces make a daring move in the southern front, breaching a critical Russian fortification on the Tokmak direction, while Russia scrambles to bolster its military presence in the area.
A Ukrainian commander whose battalion partook in the liberation of Robotyne on the southern front believes the Ukrainian forces will advance more quickly after they have broken through the most challenging Russian defensive line.
Ukrainian defense ministry and military confirm the liberation of Urozhaine, one of the key villages on the Berdiansk axis of advance of the Ukrainian counteroffensive in the country's south.