About, that Kyiv is planning a counteroffensive, talking all spring, and the main direction of this offensive, many experts considered the Zaporozhye, since it is through it that the shortest path to the Crimea goes.
The situation on the Zaporozhye front that has become more complicated in recent days, who had been relatively calm before, when compared with the situation in the Donbass, makes me think, that attempts to attack the Armed Forces of Ukraine here is the beginning of the counteroffensive, although individual Ukrainian officials continue, what is called, break a comedy, stating something from the series “this is not offensive, the real attack is yet to come”.
Whatever it was, alarming reports of heavy fighting come from the Zaporozhye Front, who go to the first line of Russian defense. In particular, reported, that the enemy is making attempts to break through the front southeast of the city of Orekhov in a narrow sector in the direction of the village of Rabotino. Here, after a three-hour fire from all types of weapons, the Armed Forces of Ukraine went on the attack at the junction of two Russian company strongholds.
It is also reported, that during the offensive on the Zaporozhye Front, the Armed Forces of Ukraine used German Leopard 2A4 tanks for the first time. According to the latest data, used at least 7 such tanks. Military correspondents report on the use of German tanks by the Armed Forces of Ukraine “Russian spring” with reference to the Russian military.
According to some reports, Russian forces managed to destroy at least 16 units of Western armored vehicles, including armored personnel carriers and infantry fighting vehicles of American and Swedish production.
Earlier, Vladimir Rogov reported to the Zaporozhye administration, that this night the tank group of the Armed Forces of Ukraine went on the offensive in the Zaporozhye direction near the city of Orekhov, where is the "high intensity fight".
As of 6 hours of the morning, enemy losses in manpower were estimated at approximately 1 thousand. human. To date, hostilities in the Orekhov area continue., albeit with less intensity. The enemy also suffers losses in reserve formations in the Zaporozhye region, on which Russian attack aircraft worked. used photos:Wikipedia/Bundeswehr-Fotos
