Southern Front
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| Headquarters | Amman |
|---|---|
| Jordan | |
| Battles and war(s) | Syrian Civil War |
| Size | 25,000 (Nov. 2015); 30,000 (July 2018) |
| Areas of operations | Daraa Governorate |
| Quneitra Governorate | |
| As-Suwayda Governorate | |
| Damascus | |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 2245053 |
About Southern Front
The Southern Front was a Syrian rebel alliance consisting of 54 or 58 Syrian opposition factions affiliated with the Free Syrian Army, established on 13 February 2014 in southern Syria.
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... " Hours earlier, Andrii Smolenskyi had been commanding a small reconnaissance unit on Ukraine s Southern Front...
War in Ukraine: Is the counter-offensive making progress?
... Despite significant obstacles, there are now confirmed sightings of Ukrainian troops breaching Russia s defensive structures along the Southern Front...
Ukraine gains on southern front could open way to Crimea, says Kyiv
...By Jaroslav LukivBBC NewsRecent gains by Ukrainian troops on the Southern Front could open the way for pushing the Russians back to the annexed Crimean peninsula, Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba has said...
Ukraine war: How the offensive in the south has stuttered
... Travelling the Southern Front we also saw British supplied Mastiff armoured vehicles damaged and destroyed...
Ukraine war: Front line troops discuss counter-offensive
... As the casualties from Ukraine s counter-offensive mount, it is easy to see why - on a rare visit to this closely guarded section of the Southern Front - some soldiers and observers are starting to wonder if a breakthrough is possible, or whether Russia s defensive lines, built up and heavily-reinforced over the winter months, are simply too much of a barrier...
Ukraine likely to have retaken land occupied by Russia since 2014, UK's MoD says
... On Monday, the commander of Ukraine s forces on the Southern Front line, Oleksandr Tarnavskyi, said Ukrainian forces were " moving forward" in the southern direction...
Kharkiv offensive: Zelensky says Ukraine has doubled its retaken area
... But Russian forces fighting on the Southern Front are said to have dug into defensive positions, and Ukraine s troops have faced heavy resistance since the offensive began...
Ukraine war could last for years, warns Nato chief
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Ukraine gains on southern front could open way to Crimea, says Kyiv
By Jaroslav LukivBBC News
Recent gains by Ukrainian troops on the Southern Front could open The Way for pushing the Russians back to the annexed Crimean Peninsula , Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba has said.
He Said this became possible after Kyiv liberated the " strategically important" village of Robotyne in the Zaporizhzhia region.
Russia's military says its forces are still Holding On to The Village .
Ukraine seeks to cut The Land corridor to Crimea, which Russia seized in 2014.
By doing so, Kyiv would split in two The Land Russia occupies in southern Ukraine, making Moscow 's supply lines more complicated.
The latest claims by both Ukraine and Russia have not been independently verified.
Speaking at a recent meeting of French ambassadors In Paris , Mr Kuleba said: " Having entrenched on its [Robotyne's] flanks, We Are opening The Way to Tokmak and, eventually, Melitopol and the administrative border with Crimea. "
The Russian-occupied cities of Tokmak and Melitopol are key military and logistical hubs for Russia.
Mr Kuleba stressed that Ukraine's counter-offensive - launched in early June - was continuing, but admitted it was an " extremely difficult" task.
" The Number of minefields and fortifications is unprecedented. Russian drones, helicopters and Planes dominate the air. But We Are gradually succeeding. "
He described how one group of 31 Ukrainian fighters had " literally crawled on their stomachs through kilometres of minefields" eventually Making It possible for a brigade to retake Robotyne.
In its Wednesday's report on The Battlefield situation, Ukraine's military also said its forces " had success" in the direction to The South and south-east of Robotyne.
But Russia's military said it troops had " repelled nine attacks" by Ukrainian forces in the Robotyne area, as well as around the Verbove village to The South -east.
Moscow - which claims to have prepared three defensive lines in The South - has repeatedly described the Ukrainian counter-offensive as a total failure, costing many soldiers' lives with little progress.
The US-based Institute for the Study of War said " Ukrainian forces continued to advance east of Robotyne. . on 29 August, while continuing to secure positions in Robotyne".
Ukraine launched its counter-offensive after securing modern weapons from its allies in The West and preparing assault battalions.
However, progress has been slow, and there have been reports of some disagreements On War tactics between top Ukrainian and American generals.
Kyiv also says it needs more Western weaponry, in particular tanks, de-mining equipment and war Planes - Like the US-made F-16 fighter jets - to challenge Russia's superiority in the air.
On Wednesday, fighting also continued in north-eastern Ukraine, where Russian forces are attempting to advance on the strategic city of Kupiansk in the Kharkiv region.
Russian President Vladimir Putin launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
