Russia has reportedly amassed 120 assault groups, with around 150,000 troops, towards the city of Orikhiv in southern Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia region.Orikhiv is a city close to the contact line with the occupied parts of the Zaporizhzhia region, which analysts previously described as a stronghold threatened by Russian advances, alongside the regional capital of Zaporizhzhia, after advances towards another regional stronghold of Hulyaipole.JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official.Serhiy Skibchik, the press officer of Ukraine’s 65th separate mechanized brigade “Velyky Lug,” noted the formations on television, calling the situation difficult but under control, according to state media Ukrinform on Thursday.“The only thing that has changed is the hypertrophied kill zone, it has grown significantly, and it affects our logistics,” he said.Skibchik said Russia would have to amass major forces to take the city before noting the newly spotted formations nearby.According to Ukrinform, Skibchik said 120 assault groups are in neighboring areas, including Russia’s 58th Combined Arms Army, particularly the 19th and 42nd motorized rifle divisions.He said nearby Russian troops total around 150,000 – which is on par with the entirety of Russia’s initial invasion force across Ukraine in 2022.But Skibchik said he’s confident that the formations are “not enough to claim success.”“It must be said that these groups consist of assault troops trained from the 98th Airborne Division and the 7th, 11th, and 104th Airborne Assault Brigades,” he continued.