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Ukrainian forces burst through Russian lines in major advance

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MP. Cannes, October 3, 2022
  • Russian-installed official confirms Ukraine advance in south
  • Says Kyiv’s forces near Dudchany, 40km from former frontline

  • No official Ukrainian confirmation of advance in south
  • Russian military bloggers say troops fall back dozens of km
  • Ukraine buoyed by weekend capture of Lyman in east

KYIV, Oct 3 (Reuters) – Ukrainian forces achieved their biggest breakthrough in the south of the country since the war began, bursting through the front and advancing rapidly along the Dnipro River on Monday, threatening to encircle thousands of Russian troops.

Kyiv gave no official confirmation of the gains, but Russian sources acknowledged that a Ukrainian tank offensive had advanced dozens of kilometers (miles) along the river’s west bank, recapturing a number of villages along the way.

A Russian reservist bids farewell to relatives before his departure for a base in the course of partial mobilisation of troops, aimed to support the country’s military campaign in Ukraine, in the town of Gatchina in Leningrad Region, Russia October 1, 2022. REUTERS/Igor Russak

The breakthrough mirrors recent Ukrainian successes in the east that have turned the tide in the war against Russia, even as Moscow has tried to raise the stakes by annexing territory, ordering mobilisation and threatening nuclear retaliation.

“The information is tense, let’s put it that way, because, yes there were indeed breakthroughs,” Vladimir Saldo, the Russian-installed leader in occupied parts of Ukraine’s Kherson province told Russian state television.

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