The occupiers are not retreating in the south.
This was reported by Ivan Fedorov, mayor of the temporarily occupied Melitopol of Zaporizhzhia Oblast.
According to his data, the aggressors have begun to bring more "cannon fodder" to the Zaporizhzhia front line. In addition, the Melitopol and Berdiansk directions remain the most priority for liberation at the moment.
"To avoid deceiving myself and others, I am definitely not ready to talk about the enemy retreating today. It is now extremely difficult for our heroic military to fight for every square centimetre," Fedorov emphasised.
Background. Earlier, Mind reported that the Defence Forces had liberated more than 10 square km within a week in the south of Ukraine. Demining operations are ongoing in these territories.