Russians begin to equip new defence line in “deep rear” in south
Pravda Ukraine
Russian occupation forces have started to build new defensive lines in the ‘deep rear’ on the Zaporizhzhia front.
Source: a post by Melitopol Mayor Ivan Fedorov
Quote: “The occupiers claim that the counteroffensive in Zaporizhzhia Oblast has already failed, but they have begun to strengthen the ‘deep rear’ and reinforce the defence on the ‘third line’:
They are digging new trenches and reinforcing defences near the front in Polohy district;
They are occupying houses and deploying new equipment in villages near Tokmak, and setting up checkpoints and anti-tank hedgehogs in the city of Tokmak itself;
They are seizing new recreation centres on the Azov coast, and setting up a helicopter base at the airfield in Berdiansk;
They are bringing in former convicts to defend Robotyne and hold the front.