The latest developments from the war in Ukraine.
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00:00 Ukraine forces continued counter-offensive operations in western Zaporizhia region and
00:09 have advanced east of Robotene, says the Institute for the Study of War in its latest update.
00:14 Now let's focus on this specific area today.
00:17 Now the think tank refers to the geolocated footage which indicates that Ukrainian forces
00:22 have advanced northeast of Robotene.
00:27 Here it is on the map and have likely made wider gains in the surrounding areas given
00:33 weeks of consistent Ukrainian activity in the forested areas northeast of the settlement
00:40 here.
00:41 Now Russian bloggers claim that small Ukrainian infantry groups with armored vehicle support
00:46 continued assaults north and northeast of Robotene and in the direction of Verbove here.
00:56 Adding that Ukrainian vehicles can move more freely in the area due to the Ukrainian forces
01:01 clearing minefields.
01:03 Robotene lies about 10 kilometers south from Orichiv.
01:09 Here it is on the map and about 80 kilometers from Melitopol, the city that Russian troops
01:16 are using as a major logistics hub for occupied territories in the south of Ukraine.
01:22 Russian sources claim that Ukrainian forces have committed to grow their main reserves
01:26 to the counter offensive operations here in western Zaporizhia region based on scattered
01:31 observations of western equipped Ukrainian units.
01:36 But the Institute for the Study of War says Russian sources appear to be incorrectly portraying
01:40 Ukrainian reserves as one large unitary contingent that Ukraine could commit to fighting as a
01:47 whole.
01:48 A few days ago the US based think tank said Ukrainian counter offensive operations appear
01:52 to be forcing Russian military to literally redeploy Russian forces in western Zaporizhia
01:58 region indicating that the Ukrainian effort there may be significantly degrading Russian
02:04 defenses.
02:05 [SWOOSH]