Russia may launch assault in southern Zaporizhzhia region any day – Ukrainian spox

This was reported by Vladyslav Voshyn, spokesperson for the Southern Defense Forces, in an interview with Reuters, according to Ukrinform.

"The assaults could begin very soon; we are not even talking about weeks. We expect it could happen any day now," Voshyn stated.

According to Voshyn, it remains unclear whether this will be a single large-scale offensive or a series of separate assaults. However, intelligence assessments indicate that Russian forces plan to use armored vehicles and a significant number of drones.

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"They are preparing both armored units and lighter equipment — like buggies and motorcycles — for these assault erations," Voshyn added.

The spokesperson noted that Russia has already conducted preliminary reconnaissance and increased airstrikes in the south by approximately 30-40% over the past two to three weeks, utilizing bombers and unguided aviation rockets.

As reported by Ukrinform, over the past 24 hours, the Russian invaders carried out 356 strikes on 10 settlements in Zaporizhzhia region, including 18 airstrikes.