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Ukraine's military said on Tuesday that its forces had liberated a strategic village in the country's south after two months of fierce fighting, as Russia continued its missile and drone attacks on parts of Ukraine, killing at least one person and hurting some others.
Ukrainian Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Maliar said on August 22 that Ukrainian troops have liberated Robotin, a village located along an important road leading to Melitopol in the Zaporizhia region.
Melitopoli, known as the "gateway to Crimea", was occupied by Russian troops in March of last year, after several days of fierce fighting.
"Soldiers of the 47th brigade freed Robotinen," Maliar wrote on Telegram.
The 47th Brigade posted a video online, showing tearful women greeting Ukrainian soldiers, and said it was organizing the evacuation of civilians from the village.
The American Institute for the Study of War (IASL) confirmed that Ukrainian troops achieved "major tactical success" in Robotin on August 20 and 21.
If Ukrainian forces advance and liberate Melitopol, which is located between two important highways and a major railway station, they can use the city as a springboard to liberate the entire Zaporizhzhia region.
The Ukrainian military and regional officials reported on August 22 several Russian drone and missile attacks in Chernihiv, Zaporizhzhia, Krivi Rih and Kupiansk, while Russia's Defense Ministry said it had repelled drone attacks on Moscow and the Bryansk regions until it shut them down. temporarily three airports in the capital.
In the Chernihiv region, one man was killed by Russian shelling, Governor Vyacheslav Chaus said. On August 19, at least seven people, including a child, were killed and 129 injured in a Russian rocket attack on the city.
Also, on August 22, one person was injured and 20 buildings were damaged by a Russian missile attack in Krivi Rih, Governor Serhiy Lysak said on Telegram.
Russia also attacked the city of Zaporizhia during the night, causing damage but no casualties, said the secretary of the Zaporizhia City Council, Anatoliy Kurtev, on August 22./ REL
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