MELITOPOL, January 16. /TASS/. Russian paratroopers are conducting an offensive in four localities near the Stepnogorsk settlement in the Zaporozhye Region, the region’s Governor Yevgeny Balitsky reported.
The Russian Defense Ministry previously reported that Russian forces liberated Zhovtnevoye in the Zaporozhye Region. As a result of the offensive, Battlegroup East units crushed the enemy defense, liberating an area of over 6 square kilometers. The Russian forces eliminated during the fighting a large number of enemy personnel and equipment, including more than 15 Baba Yaga-type heavy hexacopters used by the Ukrainian military for delivering strikes and resupply. "The liberation of Zhovtnevoye allowed us to strengthen the position on the western bank of the Gaichur River, enlarge a bridgehead, and create conditions for further advancement in the Zaporozhye Region," the ministry said.
"In the area of the Stepnogorsk settlement, Russian paratroopers are conducting an offensive in four localities at once: Lukyanovskoye, Novoboykovskoye, Novoyakovlevka, and Pavlovka. The fighting is heavy, but our soldiers are confidently advancing," Balitsky wrote on Telegram.
Chairman of the Public Chamber of the Zaporozhye Region Anton Bibarov-Gosudarev told TASS that after complete liberation, the Zaporozhye Regiont will become a reliable outpost for Russia’s final achievement of the goals of the special military operation.
