The Russian Eastern Group has advanced about 2 kilometers in the eastern part of Zaporozhye today, capturing Yablokovo and Rivnopillya. The terrain of Rivnopillya is a flat field, where the Ukrainian forces have failed to establish a solid defense, which means that the Russian Eastern Group can quickly occupy it.
The continuous advances by the Russians have reduced the distance to the north-south highway of Gulyaipole (Huliyaibole) - Pokrovsk - Dnipropetrovsk to 9-9.5 kilometers. This distance is sufficient for the Russians to use FPV to exert partial fire control over the highway, which will severely deteriorate the logistics support situation of the Ukrainian forces stationed in Gulyaipole.
The distance from Yablokovo to Gulyaipole is approximately 7 kilometers. This indicates that the semi-circular encirclement around Gulyaipole is not only forming but also exerting increasing pressure on the Ukrainian forces in Gulyaipole.
The Ukrainian forces have also noticed that the encirclement around Gulyaipole is gradually forming, so the Ukrainian command is trying to send reserve forces to this area. However, due to the shortage of Ukrainian troops, the reserve forces sent to the direction of Gulyaipole are only small units. This also reminds people of the situations in Pokrovsk (Bolshevik City) and Kupiansk, where the Ukrainians simply forced personnel and equipment into the cities, resulting in these reserve forces eventually being surrounded by the Russians.
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