AFU Refute RF Claim of Capturing Voskresenka: Video with Ukrainian Flag Emerges from Village

The Ukraine Defense Forces have refuted statements by the Russian side regarding the capture of the settlement of Voskresenka in Zaporizhzhia Oblast. According to data from the Center for Countering Disinformation, received from the "South" Group of Forces, the village is entirely under the control of Ukrainian troops and is not in the zone of direct combat contact.

Refutation and Position of the CCD

The Center for Countering Disinformation, citing representatives of the "South" Group of Forces, reported that Voskresenka is located more than 20 kilometers from the frontline. This means the settlement lies deep in the rear of Ukrainian units rather than in the active combat zone. On this basis, the CCD classified reports of its "liberation" by the Russian side as disinformation.

Video from the Settlement

To document the actual situation on the ground, servicemen of the 142nd Separate Mechanized Brigade recorded a video directly from Voskresenka and raised the state flag of Ukraine there. The settlement shown in the footage, according to the brigade, functions under the full control of the Defense Forces, which, in the CCD's assessment, refutes the version of its capture.

Context: Incomplete Breakthrough

The "South" Group of Forces also noted that by the end of October, the Russian command had planned to break through the Ukrainian defense line in this direction, but failed to realize the plan. In this regard, the CCD points out that publications about the capture of a village remote from the front serve to create an illusion of advance and do not correspond to the actual situation on the contact line.

Huliaipole Direction

Separately, the Defense Forces reported on the situation in the Huliaipole direction, where, according to their data, the Russian side has tripled the number of assault attempts and shifted to moving individual fighters through the dense fire of Ukrainian units. These data are provided in the context of the overall dynamics on the southern sector of the front.

ISW Assessment

In parallel, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) notes that tactical successes of the AFU in one of the southern directions are forcing the Russian side to redeploy reserves. According to the institute, Ukrainian forces have liberated three settlements near Oleksandrivka and continue to exert pressure on Russian positions, which, in ISW's assessment, could affect the enemy's further plans in the Huliaipole area.