{"id":2019328,"date":"2023-09-01T12:54:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-01T16:54:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ukraine-says-troops-have-breached-russias-first-line-of-defense\/"},"modified":"2023-09-01T12:58:29","modified_gmt":"2023-09-01T16:58:29","slug":"ukraine-says-troops-have-breached-russias-first-line-of-defense","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ukraine-says-troops-have-breached-russias-first-line-of-defense\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukraine claims troops breached Russia&#8217;s initial defense line."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fukraine-says-troops-have-breached-russias-first-line-of-defense%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2019328&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div>\n<h2>Ukraine Breaks Through Russian Defense, Faces Strong Resistance<\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span data-qa-component=\"highlight-text\">Ukraine<\/span> announced on Friday that \u2062its troops had successfully breached Russia&#8217;s initial line of \u2062defense in multiple locations. However, \u2063they now face heavily\u2062 fortified Russian positions.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>Advancement in Zaporizhzhia Region<\/h3>\n<p>Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Maliar revealed \u200dthat Kyiv&#8217;s troops, in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wagner-group-chief-backtracks-on-threat-to-pull-troops-from-bakhmut\/\" title=\"Wagner Group leader retracts troop withdrawal threat from Bakhmut.\">highly anticipated counteroffensive<\/a> against Russian forces, were making progress in the Zaporizhzhia region. The United States also acknowledged significant\u2062 advancements on \u2063the southern\u2062 front\u200c in \u2063the \u200dpast \u206272 hours.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;There is an offensive in several directions and in certain areas. And in some places,\u200d in certain areas, this first line was broken through. In some areas it \u200dwas not broken through, the situation is different\u200d there,&#8221; Maliar stated during a \u200btelevision interview.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>However, Maliar added that Kyiv&#8217;s troops, who \u2063have been engaged in intense battles for nearly three months, have now\u2062 encountered major \u2063Russian defensive fortifications.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Where we have already moved to the next \u200cline&#8230; the enemy is much more fortified there and,\u200d in addition to the mining, we also see concrete fortifications, for example, under the main commanding heights, and our \u2064armed forces\u2062 have to overcome a lot \u200cof obstacles in order to \u2062move forward,&#8221; \u2063she explained.<\/p>\n<h3>Notable Progress\u2062 Recognized by\u2062 the United \u2064States<\/h3>\n<p>In Washington,\u2064 White House National \u2062Security Council spokesman John Kirby acknowledged the &#8220;notable progress&#8221; made by Ukrainian armed forces \u2064on the southern front, originating from the Zaporizhzhia \u2062area.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;They have achieved some \u2064success against that \u200bsecond line\u200c of Russian defenses,&#8221; Kirby\u200c stated, emphasizing\u200c that\u2064 it was up\u200d to <span data-qa-component=\"highlight-text\">Ukraine<\/span> to capitalize\u200b on this success.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Kirby \u200dalso cautioned that there is still tough fighting ahead and the possibility of a\u200b Russian \u2062counteroffensive.<\/p>\n<h3>Counteroffensive Progress and \u200dChallenges<\/h3>\n<p><span data-qa-component=\"highlight-text\">Ukraine<\/span>&#8216;s counteroffensive has not yet recaptured any <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/radical-activist-teacher-got-away-with-shocking-behavior-for-years\/\" title=\"Radical Activist Teacher Got Away With Shocking Behavior For Years\">major settlements<\/a>, but it has reclaimed \u200cover a dozen small \u2064villages. The recent capture of Robotyne village revealed\u2063 Russian-occupied high ground, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ukraine-says-troops-have-breached-russias-first-line-of-defense\/\" title=\"Ukraine claims troops breached Russia's initial defense line.\">extensive anti-tank ditches<\/a>, and concrete fortifications visible from space.<\/p>\n<p>Russia has already dismissed \u200cthe Ukrainian\u200d push as a failure. Kyiv argues that it\u200d is deliberately advancing slowly to minimize losses \u2062and \u2064faces difficulties due to the lack of air\u200c power\u2064 enjoyed by its Western allies.<\/p>\n<p>This week, Kyiv expressed frustration over news reports quoting \u2063unidentified U.S.\u2063 officials criticizing its slow progress. Concerns arise that Western support may waver \u200bas colder and wetter weather further impedes battlefield progress later this year.<\/p>\n<h3>No \u2062Room for Negotiation<\/h3>\n<p>In an interview, senior presidential adviser Mykhailo Podolyak stated that any negotiations with Russia at this point would be seen as a &#8220;capitulation&#8221; for \u200cboth\u2063 <span data-qa-component=\"highlight-text\">Ukraine<\/span> and its democratic allies.<\/p>\n<p>Podolyak emphasized that <span data-qa-component=\"highlight-text\">Ukraine<\/span>&#8216;s Western allies, who \u2063have provided \u2062significant military \u2063aid for\u200b the counteroffensive, understand that there can\u2064 be no compromise with Moscow in this war.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;At the moment, the partners\u2064 understand \u2062that \u200bthis war will no longer end in a compromise\u2064 solution\u2014that is, either we destroy Russia&#8217;s capabilities by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/timeline-explaining-the-tucker-carlson-vs-the-pentagon-feud\/\" title=\"Timeline: Explaining The \u2018Tucker Carlson vs. The Pentagon\u2019 Feud\">military means<\/a>, and to do this we need\u200d the appropriate tools,\u2064 or this war with such level \u2062of aggression will\u2062 continue for some time,&#8221; Podolyak\u2063 explained.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>(Reporting by Tom Balmforth and Olena Harmash \u200bin \u2062Kyiv, Trevor\u200d Hunnicitt and Susan Heavey in Washington;\u200c editing by Peter Graff)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ukraine claims its troops breached Russia&#8217;s initial defense line in multiple areas, but faced stronger Russian fortifications. Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Maliar stated that Kyiv&#8217;s forces were making progress in the Zaporizhzhia region. Washington supported this, confirming Kyiv&#8217;s counteroffensive against Russian forces.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":66,"featured_media":2019329,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[544],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2019328","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-free-beacon"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2019328","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/66"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2019328"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2019328\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2019329"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2019328"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2019328"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2019328"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}