 The defence of the Russian army was broken. The positions were captured. Ukrainian troops achieved significant tactical success in the village of Robotyn in the west of Zaporizia Oblast on the 20th to the 21st of August, according to the daily report of the Institute for the Study of War, ISW. Geolocation footage indicates that Ukrainian forces have reached the central part of Robotyn and breached some Russian defences south of Malatokmachka. Hannah Malia, Deputy Minister of Defence of Ukraine, reported that Ukrainian forces had success on the front southeast of Robotyn and south of Malatokmachka, while Russian forces had unsuccessfully counterattacked east of Robotyn. Malia and Russian sources said that fighting continues in Robotyn. One pro-Kremlin military blogger claimed that Ukrainian troops had captured some positions on part of the Russian front defence line after stepping up attacks on the Robotyn-Verbov line. Some Russian sources also reported that Russian troops had retreated from some positions near Verbov as part of an elastic defence probably in response to the Ukrainian offensive south of Malatokmachka. The Institute's report says previously the ISW had assessed that the Ukrainian attacks on Robotyn were tactically important as a Ukrainian offensive in the area could allow Ukrainian forces to bypass the densest Russian minefields.