Ukrainian forces under ‘intense’ pressure in south, as troop shortage bites
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Key Points:
- Ukrainian forces in southern Zaporizhzhia face intense pressure from numerically superior and better-equipped Russian brigades advancing across open countryside, capturing hundreds of square kilometers recently.
- Fighting is concentrated around Huliaipole, a strategic town east of Zaporizhzhia city, with Russian forces claiming partial control and Ukrainian troops holding only western parts amid heavy losses and difficult reinforcement conditions.
- The Ukrainian military acknowledges setbacks, including the loss of a command post due to weak defenses and territorial brigades unable to withstand Russian pressure, compounded by the abandonment of confidential materials.
- Analysts highlight Ukraine's challenge of being outnumbered along a vast front, forcing difficult decisions on defense priorities and exposing vulnerabilities due to lack of coherent command and insufficient
