At least seven missiles hit the city of Zaporizhzhia as Russia looks to gain control over 'annexed' regions despite Ukrainian advancements.
had pushed the front line forwards by another 12 miles along the east bank of the Inhulets and west bank of the Dnipro.
"Russia has committed the majority of its severely undermanned airborne forces, the VDV, to the defense of Kherson," U.K. defense officials said."Therefore, Russia currently has few additional, high quality rapidly deployable forces available to stabilize the front: it likely aims to deploy mobilized reservists to the sector."
Ukrainian troops are also advancing by pushing south, out of the northern Kharkiv region, which it has largely retaken from Russian occupying forces. Zaporizhizhia remains a highly contested region where fighting continues, and Fox News Digital could not immediately confirm whether any advances had been made in the region.
When asked by reporters if there was a contradiction between Putin’s rhetoric on seizing the four regions and the reality on the ground a Kremlin spokesperson said,"There is no contradiction whatsoever."
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