No signs of Russians gathering groups for offensive in Zaporizhzhia - AFU

No signs of Russians gathering groups for offensive in Zaporizhzhia - AFU

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There are no signs of an offensive group of Russians forming in Zaporizhzhia region.

According to Ukrinform, the spokesperson for the Tavria operational group of troops, Dmytro Lykhoviy, said this on the air of the national telethon "United News".

"These figures are relative. There is no particular reason to be concerned about this figure of 90,000. 90,000 in Zaporizhzhia region in the area related to the OTU Zaporizhzhia - this is the entire operational depth of Russian defence in Zaporizhzhia region, where they have their own fortifications, where they have cities, ports, occupied Melitopol, Berdiansk, this is not a group that is concentrating for an offensive. There are no signs of the formation of an offensive group of Russians in Zaporizhzhia region, nor in Kherson region," said Lykhoviy.

According to him, the enemy is rotating its personnel.

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"If the Russians advance in the Zaporizhzhia sector, they will receive a decent rebuff. So far, we do not see any prerequisites for this, but we are ready in case of emergency," added the spokesman for the Tavria operational group of troops.

As Ukrinform previously reported, Russian troops are replenishing their personnel in Zaporizhzhia region.

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