 Ukraine breaks through the defense and Russians retreat Ukrainian troops are gradually breaking through the front line in the south breaking through Russian defenses at the same time the invaders are trying to launch a counter-attack in the Rabotino region in the direction of Zaporizia this was said by Konstantin Denisov a soldier of the freedom legion high intensity fighting continues in the Rabotino region artillery is working from both sides the enemy is raising planes into the sky we have tactical successes in this direction but it is very expensive he said he noted that the Russian military is hitting Ukrainian equipment with aviation and land-set strike drones in addition Russians use FPV drones against Ukrainian infantry as a result of high quality intelligence the armed forces of Ukraine are gradually breaking through the enemy's defense the invaders are trying to put our guys under fire that is the Russians are retreating and then they are trying to hit them with artillery from the flanks but the military does not allow it Konstantin Denisov added since the capture of Rubber time a key village in the southeastern Zaporizia region Ukraine is advancing more quickly after more than two months of slogging through Russian defenses at an unexpectedly slow pace the main objectives are to take the town of Tokmak and further south from that the city of Melitopol the goal is to cut off the land bridge connecting mainland Russia to the Crimean Peninsula if Ukraine can liberate both Novo Propivka and Vrbov it could then surround the town of Tokmak