The Russian army has entered the village of Rabotino in the Zaporozhye Region and keeps advancing in this direction, with the Ukrainian armed forces losing "thousands" of people and a huge amount of equipment, regional Governor Yevgeny Balitsky told Sputnik on Sunday.
"The village of Rabotino until recently remained the main symbol of the summer counteroffensive for Ukraine: the Ukrainian armed forces paid a heavy price of thousands of human lives for this piece of crippled land and lost a huge amount of equipment. And, as it turned out, in vain! The situation at the front has changed radically: our valiant soldiers entered Rabotino, completely neutralizing the short-term success of the Ukrainian armed forces," Balitsky said.
The Russian army continues to systematically and persistently advance in this direction, "grinding down" the Ukrainian forces, the official added.