ISW confirms Ukrainian Armed Forces made progress in two directions

This information comes from a report by the American Institute for the Study of War (ISW).

Ukrainian troops reportedly continued their advance south of Robotyne in the western Zaporizhzhia region and moved forward near Bakhmut on September 10. Geolocation footage shows that Ukrainian forces have expanded their presence east of Novoprokopivka.

Oleksandr Shtupun, the spokesperson for the Tavria group of Ukrainian troops, stated that Ukrainian forces are still advancing in the Robotyne area and have liberated 1.5 square kilometers of territory in that direction.

Ilya Yevlash, the spokesperson for the General Staff of Ukraine and the Eastern Group of Forces, reported that Ukrainian forces achieved some progress near Klishchiivka in the Donetsk region.

Specifically, on September 10, Ukrainian troops conducted offensive operations along the Avdiivka-Donetsk line and reportedly made advances.

Vitaliy Barabash, the head of the Avdiivka city military administration, confirmed that Ukrainian troops secured positions in Opytne on September 8. Ongoing fighting continues in the area. A Russian media blogger also affirmed that the situation in Opytne remains challenging, with ongoing combat in the cities. The Russian Ministry of Defense claimed that Russian forces repelled Ukrainian attacks near Vodyane and Krasnohorivka.

Ukrainian Armed Forces counteroffensive in the south

On June 12, Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Maliar said that the Ukrainian Armed Forces had liberated 7 settlements and advanced 6.5 kilometers.

Later, Ukraine's MoD officially confirmed the liberation of the village of Pyatikhatky in Zaporizhzhia region. Units in the Tavria sector advanced up to 7 km.

On June 24, the Ukrainian Defense Forces confirmed the recaptured territories near Krasnohorivka in the Donetsk region, which had been under Russian control since 2014.

Later it became known that the Ukrainian Armed Forces had de-occupied the village of Rivnopil, Donetsk region. It is located in the Volnovakha district of the Donetsk region. The Russian army occupied the village in March 2022.

On July 5, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy established ten military administrations in the Zaporizhzhia region and appointed their heads.

On July 27, the 35th Separate Marine Brigade, together with the 129th Brigade of the Arei Tank Corps, liberated the village of Staromayorske in the Donetsk region.

On July 31, it was reported that during the counteroffensive, the Ukrainian military had liberated more than 204 square kilometers of territory in the south.

On August 4, Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Maliar said that the Defense Forces had already broken through the first line of defense in the south and moved to the intermediate line.

On August 16, Maliar reported that the Ukrainian military had completely liberated Urozhayne in the Donetsk region. Defense forces are consolidating their positions.

On August 17, the General Staff reported that Ukrainian troops had succeeded near Urozhayne. Later it became known that the enemy tried to regain the lost position near the settlement in the Donetsk region, but to no avail.

On August 19, British intelligence said that the Defense Forces continued to advance along the Mokri Yaly River in the Donetsk region.

Ukrainian forces advanced north of Robotyne in the western Zaporizhzhia region. According to ISW analysts, this will allow the Ukrainian army to launch an offensive in less mined areas of the Russian defense line and help Ukraine reach the goal faster.

On August 23, the General Staff reported that the Defense Forces were gaining ground on the borders of Novodanylivka and Novoprokopivka in the Zaporizhzhia region.

On August 27, the spokesperson for the Tavria Defense Forces press center, Oleksandr Stupun, said that the Ukrainian Armed Forces were advancing south of Robotyne in Zaporizhzhia region to the village of Novoprokopivka.

On August 28, Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Malliar said that the Ukrainian military had officially liberated the village of Robotyne.

On August 29, the General Staff reported that the Ukrainian Armed Forces had succeeded in the direction of Novodanylivka-Verbove in the Zaporizhzhia region.

On August 30, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba spoke in France about the success of the Ukrainian counteroffensive in the village of Robotyne, Zaporizhzhia region.

On September 8, the ISW confirmed the successes of the Defense Forces near Bakhmut and in Verbove in the Zaporizhzhia region. On the same day, it was reported that Ukrainian defenders were successful in the area south of Robotyne.