Ukraine’s Elite Airborne Forces Are On the Counteroffensive. What We Know So Far
UNITED24 Media • • world
Key Points:
- Ukraine’s Air Assault Forces have launched a major offensive on the Oleksandrivsk axis aimed at halting Russian advances into the Dnipropetrovsk and Zaporizhzhia regions.
- The operation, led by General Oleh Apostol, involves elite units such as the 82nd Bukovyna and 95th Polissia Air Assault Brigades targeting the destruction and expulsion of Russian forces from Dnipropetrovsk.
- Despite strong Russian resistance and reinforcements, Ukrainian paratroopers have maintained momentum, repelling counterattacks and advancing in a highly dynamic battlefield environment.
- The offensive has reclaimed over 300 square kilometers of territory and liberated eight settlements, with Ukrainian forces clearing areas of
