Precision drone strike by Ukrainian intelligence hit Russian troops in occupied Zaporizhzhia region on Independence Day
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On Flag Day and Independence Day on August 23 and 24, Ukrainian intelligence struck the Russian invaders in the occupied Zaporizhzhia region.
The Defense Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine announced the casualties, Rubryka reports.
On August 24, 2023, a Ukrainian kamikaze drone flew into the window of the residence of the deputy head of the occupation military-civilian administration, collaborator Oleksandr Reimer, in the city of Kamianka-Dniprovska, Zaporizhzhia region. The collaborator was hospitalized.
The day before, August 23, on the Day of the National Flag of Ukraine, an event was held for the Russian occupiers at the headquarters of the FSB branch in Enerhodar, Zaporizhzhia region. Around 19:00, at the time of the greatest concentration of the Russian military, a powerful explosion rang out in the headquarters.
When the wounded and dead were being carried out of the building, another blow to the parking lot destroyed the occupants and significantly damaged the cars. Three fire engines and ambulances arrived at the scene. The bodies of those killed by several military Ural trucks were taken toward Melitopol. The defense intelligence reported that the resistance movement made reconnaissance and effective strikes possible.
Background
The Russian occupiers are shelling populated areas of the Zaporizhzhia region every day. Not only front-line cities and villages but also Zaporizhzhia fell under the attacks of the Russian forces.
However, the Ukrainian forces also strike at the Russians to eliminate their forces and equipment in the occupied part of the region.
This morning, August 28, explosions rang out near the temporarily captured Melitopol and Yakymivka of the Zaporizhzhia region.
So, on August 26, Meliptopol Mayor Fedorov reported on another explosion in Tokmak. In particular, he warned that "something bad" was happening to the enemy on the Melitopol axis.
At the same time, the Ukrainian military intensified its offensive in the Zaporizhzhia region this summer. Battles are taking place on two fronts — Melitopol and Berdiansk.
Recently, Ukrainian defenders entered the village of Robotyne and planted a Ukrainian flag there. According to military experts, Robotyne is the main obstacle on the way to the Russian forces' second line of defense.
The village is one of the key strongholds of the Russians on the stretch between controlled Orikhiv and occupied Tokmak, which they turned into a fortress on the way to another important junction — Melitopol.
