AFU Make Russian Army Flee Near Verbove, Novoprokopivka

The breakthrough on the Southern Front is widening.

The Ukrainian Defence Forces have made Russians abandon their positions near Verbove and Novoprokopivka on the Zaporizhzhia front.

The AFU are now focusing on expanding their bridgehead on the Zaporizhzhia front. A counter-offensive is underway towards Novoprokopivka and Verbove.

This is reported by famous OSINT-analyst Tatarigami_UA, referring to satellite images of the front line.

He noted that recently the military began to publish actively footage of combat operations in the area of Verbove and Novoprokopivka.

Analysis of satellite images confirms that the main battles on the Southern Front are now concentrated at these two areas.

"There is a noticeable shift of fire both towards Verbove and the southern part of Novoprokopivka. The images show traces of fires and shelling, which indicate recent fighting," the expert wrote.

He noted that the advance of the AFU towards Ocheretyne is noticeable, which, according to him, indicates that the Russians have lost their positions near Verbove and Novoprokopivka.

"Clear traces of fires inside Verbove itself, as well as on its western outskirts, confirm the previously published footage indicating the fighting of the AFU and Russian occupation forces on the outskirts of the locality," Tatarigami_UA wrote.

At the same time, he noted, the Russian defence in this area has not collapsed yet. The Russians suffer losses and are forced to retreat, but they do it in an orderly manner and are still able to cause problems for the Ukrainian Defence Forces.

It should be noted that the Russians have pulled together huge forces on this section of the front. According to the Deep State resource, the 70th, 1152nd and 210th motorised rifle regiments, as well as the BARS-14 grouping of the Russian Armed Forces are deployed near Novoprokopivka alone.

Verbove is held by BARS-4, as well as the 110th and 417th reconnaissance battalions.

Earlier, the media reported about the RF losing control over half of Verbove. It was also reported that the AFU armoured vehicles tentatively entered the centre of Novoprokopivka.