The 29th Army of the Russian Eastern Group, the 36th Independent Guards Motor Rifle Division, has captured Vishnevye in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, adding a controlled area of 10 square kilometers. Throughout the operation, the 36th Motor Rifle Brigade cleared over 280 buildings, eliminated a company of the Ukrainian 154th Independent Mechanized Brigade, and destroyed six armored vehicles and 19 cars of the Ukrainian forces. Vishnevye is a key defensive stronghold of the Ukrainian forces. After capturing it, the Russians will pave the way for their subsequent advance to Zaporizhzhia.
Julian Ropke, a journalist, columnist, and well-known pro-Ukrainian figure from the German newspaper Bild, had previously expressed concerns that the rapid advance of the Russian Eastern Group near the border between Dnipropetrovsk Oblast and Zaporizhzhia could lead to the Russian forces approaching Gulyaipole (Huriyev) and Olykhov (Kuban) from the north, thereby surrounding the local Ukrainian forces. Especially, the Russian control of Vishnevye has caused great shock among the Ukrainian forces. At the current moment, only Ternovat remains as a relatively larger town at the border between Dnipropetrovsk Oblast and Zaporizhzhia. If the Russians occupy Ternovat next, then from west to Zaporizhzhia, there will be no major towns, which means the Ukrainian defense will be very difficult.
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