Russian Activity Intensifies in Zaporizhzhia Oblast
Russian forces have been attempting to break through Ukrainian defenses along the Piatykhatky-Mali Shcherbaky line in Zaporizhzhia Oblast since early March.
Fighting continues, with the Russians intensifying attacks by small infantry groups, trying to establish positions on strategic fronts, according to DeepState, a Ukrainian group of military analysts.
- The Russian 108th Air Assault Regiment, after being reinforced, began assaulting Ukrainian positions near the village of Mali Shcherbaky in early March.
- Later, the same regiment started an assault on the village of Piatykhatky, with video footage recording the mop-up operation on the southeast outskirts of the village.
In recent days, the attacks on this settlement have not stopped and Russian forces are trying to take full control of it.
Author's summary: Russians intensify activity in Zaporizhzhia Oblast.