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Ukrainian forces destroy three Russian tanks in Huliaipole sector in two days

29 July, 2024 Monday
17:35

Captain Dmytro Lykhoviy, spokesman for the Tavria grouping of troops, says that after the lull, Russian troops have intensified tank attacks in the Huliaipole sector

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He shared this information on Espreso TV.

“The situation in the Huliaipole sector has changed. After a long period of no Russian attacks, particularly near the town of Huliaipole in the Zaporizhzhia region, the occupying Russian army became more active yesterday. They conducted two assaults, including the use of tanks, which is unprecedented in recent times. It should be noted that this activity is occurring without any signs of a large Russian offensive group. The assaults carried out by Russian troops yesterday involved small forces - about one or two divisions, using two tanks and one buggy,” reported Lykhoviy.

According to him, the Russian army was attacking from the direction of Reshetylivske village. Russian troops retreated after Ukraine's Defense Forces destroyed one of their tanks.

“This indicates that the calm, stable situation without hostile activity in the Huliaipole sector is over. In such positional battles, when Russia only conducts small-scale assaults with infantry groups, tanks are used like sniper rifles - this has been mentioned many times. That's why I emphasize the audacity of their assault using two tanks,” said the spokesman.

Lykhoviy explained that the use of tanks by the Russian army in the steppe region is disastrous, as they are easily destroyed by drones and artillery from a distance. He added that the assault continued into the morning.

“On the Robotyne ledge, near Mala Tokmachka, which is another hotspot in the Zaporizhzhia region, three more assaults took place without success for Russia. In the Huliaipole sector, two Russian tanks were hit: one was damaged and the other was destroyed. This indicates that while they may have learned from previous mistakes, our statistics show that three tanks were hit, destroyed, or damaged in the Huliaipole sector over two days. This is noteworthy because this direction wasn’t being closely monitored by the General Staff or observers because there had been no active fighting there,” Lykhoviy summarized.

  • Earlier, Captain Dmytro Lykhoviy stated that across the entire operational area of the Tavria operational and strategic grouping of troops, the Kherson sector is the hottest. Ukrainian Defense forces continue their combat missions on the left bank of the Dnipro River, particularly near the village of Krynky.

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