The offensive on the Robotyn ledge is useless for the Russians, the defense is strong there - Lykhoviy
Kyiv • UNN
Dmytro Lykhoviy said that Russian attacks on the Robotyn salient are unsuccessful due to strong Ukrainian defense. The occupiers are trying to attack in small groups, but are unsuccessful and retreat to their previous positions.
For the Russian occupiers, the offensive on the Robotynsky ledge is futile, as the Ukrainian defense is strong there. This was stated by Dmytro Lykhoviy, a spokesman for the Tavria unit, during a telethon, according to a correspondent of UNN.
When we talk about the Robotyn bulge, if the audience remembers, it was formed as a result of an offensive by our forces, the so-called counter-offensive in the summer of 2023, when our units crossed the so-called Surovikin line and intervened in the Russian defense lines. But in the heavily mined terrain, it was very difficult to advance further
According to him, after that, there was a certain stabilization of the situation for a long time, and the Russians began retaliatory offensive actions sometime around February-March this year.
“That is, for six months they have been trying to somehow reverse the situation. In some areas, they have had some tactical success, in some areas this demarcation line remains the same as it was a year ago, when we managed to push the Russians back. It's steppe conditions, it's flat terrain. If we are talking about the village of Robotyno, which can no longer be called a settlement, it is just a completely destroyed area where it is very difficult to hold the defense, it is mostly a “gray zone,” said Lykhoviy.
He noted that at the same time, this territory is saturated with Ukrainian units that perform combat missions effectively and have been doing so for a long time.
“What are the Russians actually doing there, as well as in the Kherson sector? They are trying to attack purely for some kind of attempt, perhaps, but not with large infantry groups, with forces of up to one infantry unit, which is from two to 10-12 people. Yesterday, they made three such attempts there, were unsuccessful, and retreated to their previous positions. There were no losses of our positions... The offensive on the Robotynsky ledge is futile for the Russians, the defense there is strong,” said Lykhoviy.
