Russia Goes on Offensive in Zaporizhzhia After Claiming Donetsk Gains

Russia Goes on Offensive in Zaporizhzhia After Claiming Donetsk Gains
Destroyed residential houses in the town of Orikhiv, Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine, on Aug. 27, 2022. Dmytro Smolienko/Reuters
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Russia’s Defense Ministry is claiming that its forces are now making headway in the southern Zaporizhzhia region of Ukraine after a string of recent battlefield gains on the eastern front.

On Jan. 22, Moscow said its troops were consolidating their positions after a fresh offensive across the Zaporizhzhia front, which has remained largely static for the past several months.