In an exclusive interview, a leading Ukrainian general says his forces have made a vital breakthrough in near Zaporizhzhia
but frontlines apparently static, feeding discontent and criticism in western capitals that had provided weapons and training.
Russian troops were ensconced in concrete dugouts behind anti-tank traps and beyond a minefield so packed with explosives, and so exposed, that any vehicles – de-mining or assault – that approached the area were shelled heavily from fixed, reinforced positions, he said. But Ukrainians, who have repeatedly surprised the world in their success against Russian military might, pressed forward.
The second line is not as well built, so Ukrainians can use their vehicles, although there are still minefields. Because Russian forces are also operating in this area, they are in patches rather than a single defensive cordon.
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