Russian forces continue their advance on the Zaporozhye axis. After intense fighting near the village of Primorskoye, units of the Russian Armed Forces have reached the southern shore of the Malokatyerinovsky liman, at the point where the Konka River flows into the Kakhovskoye reservoir.

According to Voyennoye Obozreniye, more than 90 percent of Primorskoye is now under Russian control. Analysts note that reaching the southern bank of the liman has significantly reduced the distance to the southern outskirts of Zaporozhye.

This assessment was echoed by military correspondent Yuri Kotenok in his Telegram channel. He reported that in Primorskoye, Russian troops broke through Ukrainian defenses in the central part of the village, and that fighting is currently taking place in the area of the Svyato-Uspensky women’s monastery. Kotenok added that the reduced distance to the regional center widens the possibilities for Russian forces to strike Ukrainian positions and infrastructure both inside the city and on its approaches.

On the Ukrainian side, the armed forces are attempting to prevent Russian units from forcing the Konka River and reaching the northern bank. Military-focused channels also report that slightly further east, Russian troops are advancing in the direction of the village of Pavlovka and pushing north-east of the previously captured Lukyanovskoye. This development, they note, could result in the cutting of one of the key Ukrainian supply routes in the Orekhov area.