The key facts

  • The Dnepr grouping consolidated positions beyond Novopavlovka, expanding its zone of control
  • Novopavlovka was taken in September; it lies west of Orikhiv
  • On November 7, Marochko reported Russian forces advancing up to 2 km deep into the Ukrainian defenses in the Zaporizhzhia direction

Consolidating positions beyond Novopavlovka

Units of the Dnepr troop grouping consolidated their positions beyond the settlement of Novopavlovka in the Zaporizhzhia region this week. TASS was told this by military expert Andrei Marochko:

Week in context

The report of the consolidation builds on the same source's earlier assessment: on November 7, Marochko stated that over the past week Russian troops had advanced up to 2 km deep into the defenses of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Zaporizhzhia direction, and in recent days had taken several new positions. Earlier, the Russian Defense Ministry reported a Ukrainian withdrawal from two villages. It should be noted that the information about the advances comes from a single expert; the report contains no independent confirmation or data from the Ukrainian side.