(ANSA-AFP) - MOSCOW, JUN 9 - Fighting raged between Ukrainian
and Russian troops on Friday in the southern Zaporizhzhia
region, according to Russian sources. The reports come amid
expectations of a major Ukrainian offensive, with some analysts
saying it had already begun. "At the moment, active combat is
ongoing in the region between Orekhovo and Tokmak," Vladimir
Rogov, an official with Russian occupation authorities, wrote on
the Telegram messaging service, referring to a locality known in
Ukrainian as Orikhiv. Alexander Sladkov, a Russian conflict
correspondent, wrote on Telegram of "intense fighting" in the
area. "The enemy is undertaking incredible efforts, attacks. In
vain. Our forces are holding on. The front line is stable," he
wrote. The information could not be independently verified.
Ukraine's army said only that "the adversary remains on the
defensive" in Zaporizhzhia, in a Facebook post. It said it
destroyed four missiles and 10 drones, out of some 20 that
Russia had fired at "military installations and critical
infrastructure". (ANSA-AFP).
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