The Ukrainian Defence Forces have reported partial success in the area west of Verbove in Zaporizhzhya region, having advanced by about a kilometre, Col Oleksandr Shtupun, spokesman for the joint press centre of the Tavriya Defence Forces, has told the news telethon.
"Ukrainian troops prevented the loss of positions southwest of Novodanylivka and Robotyne in Zaporizhzhya and continue to conduct an offensive in the Melitopol sector. In particular, the Defence Forces have had partial success in the area west of Verbove and advanced to a distance of about a kilometre," noted Stupun.
According to the spokesman, Russia continues to send infantry forward, including motorised riflemen mobilised from the temporarily occupied territories and Storm and Storm Z units.
Regarding the situation around the Avdiyivka spoil heap, Shtupun noted that Ukrainian troops continue to defend the area.
"The Russians always fantasise a lot, they have already 'destroyed' so many of our aircraft there, according to their calculations, that we have never had so many, so let their fantasies remain fantasies. And the spoil heap is important because it is the dominant height in that direction, meaning that everything is clearly visible from it, well shot at, so it is important," he said.
Shtupun also added that all Russians who tried to enter the territory of the spoil tip were eliminated.