Report direct from AFU Command South:
— Sarah Ashton-Cirillo (@SarahAshtonLV) July 27, 2023
Due to reinforcing positions elsewhere and the disruption of logistical lines, along with direct success by Ukrainian forces, Russian occupiers are running out of ammunition on the left bank of temporarily and illegally occupied Kherson.
Sending 1700 drones to the frontline to support 🇺🇦 counteroffensive.
— Mykhailo Fedorov (@FedorovMykhailo) July 26, 2023
Among them are strike and reconnaissance copters. These drones are equipped with AI that will help to effectively recognize and then destroy🇷🇺 targets.
Grateful to @ZelenskyyUa for his support and attention! pic.twitter.com/yRUwjZg63A
Ukrainian officials have been mostly silent about battlefield developments since they began early counteroffensive operations, though Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Maliar said troops are advancing toward the city of Melitopol in the Zaporizhizhia region.
Though that movement could be a tactical feint, and both governments have used disinformation to gain battlefield advantages, such a maneuver would be in line with what some analysts had predicted.
They envisioned a counteroffensive that would try to punch through the land corridor between Russia and the Russian-annexed Crimean peninsula, moving towards Melitopol, which is close to the coast of the Azov Sea.
Kyiv Launches a Major Push as Part of its Counteroffensive Against Russia in Ukraine | AP News
Khodakovsky confirms the liberation of Staromaiorske, but says it's not going to be easy for Ukrainians in its ruins. At the same time, he says that occupying the village were the so-called former "DPR" forces that are extremely battered. This shows significant issues for Russia… pic.twitter.com/nbpV8CksZz
— Dmitri (@wartranslated) July 27, 2023
