Rogov announced the consolidation of the Russian Armed Forces in new positions in the Zaporozhye region

Russian forces reinforce positions taken under control in the Zaporozhye region, informed Vladimir Rogov, member of the main council of the regional administration, in a commentary to RIA Novosti.

“Our army has entrenched itself and is holding new occupied positions. Now these positions are being strengthened so as not to lose them,” he said.

On January 20, Rogov reported that the intensity of hostilities had sharply increased in the Zaporozhye direction, the Russian army had launched a local offensive. At the end of the month it became known on the transition under the fire or operational control of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation of nine settlements in the Zaporozhye direction, which, according to local authorities, made it possible to achieve a more advantageous tactical and strategic position. The plans of the Armed Forces of Ukraine to launch an offensive in this area, about which Rogov informed in early January, were, in his own words, thwarted.

Russia’s special operation in Ukraine began on February 24, 2022. President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin called the protection of the inhabitants of Donbass, as well as the demilitarization and denazification of Ukraine, its goals. During the special operation, Russian troops took full control of the LPR, as well as most of the DPR, Kherson and Zaporozhye regions. Subsequently, these territories became part of Russia, and on October 19 martial law was introduced in the regions.