Kyiv, Ukraine – A pro-Russian official in Zaporizhia province confirmed the advance of Russian forces in the province.
Meanwhile, the Ukrainian army commander acknowledged Russia’s great superiority on the battlefronts in eastern Ukraine.
In detail.. Vladimir Rogov, a member of the board of directors of the Russian-controlled Zaporizhia region and head of the People’s Movement “We are with Russia”, confirmed that Russian forces entered the village of Primorskoye. This village is part of the region towards Stepnogorsk on the Zaporizhia front line, and battles are underway to liberate it.
Rogov said that Russian forces “entered Primorskoye and expanded the area of control there”. He stressed that battles are continuing to liberate the village.
Primorskoye is located near the former Kakhovka reservoir along the highway to Zaporizhia.
He noted that the army was moving forward, taking up new positions, and gradually pressuring Ukrainian forces to withdraw.
Cersky: Russia has great superiority on the front
Significant superiority in manpower
On the other hand, Ukraine said on Monday that Russia has a significant superiority in manpower and resources on the front line in the east of the country. Moscow’s army has been making progress there for months.
The Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Oleksandr Sersky, announced in a statement on social media that “the enemy has triple superiority in forces, resources, and in the main concentration areas. They can excel four to six times”, summarizing field developments over the past month.
An AFP analysis of data provided by the Institute for the Study of War showed that Russian forces advanced into eastern Ukraine throughout August. This occurred albeit at a slightly slower pace than in previous months.
“The enemy uses the tactic of advancing with small infantry groups, trying to infiltrate villages. They take advantage of the distances between positions, and avoid direct combat,” Cersky added.
He noted that Ukrainian forces regained control of an area of 58 square kilometers and several small villages.
It is noteworthy that Russia now controls about 20% of Ukraine. They said that they will continue fighting unless peace is reached on their terms.
