--- title: "AFU Refute RF Claim of Capturing Voskresenka: Video with Ukrainian Flag Emerges from Village" description: "The CCD has refuted Russian claims about the capture of Voskresenka in Zaporizhzhia Oblast. According to the AFU, the village is located over 20 km from the combat contact line and is fully controlled by Ukrainian troops." date: 2026-11-14T20:37:17.293Z lang: en url: https://xab.info/en/posts/afu-refute-claim-capturing-voskresenka tags: [ukraine-war, zaporizhzhia, disinformation, voskresenka, isw] author: "Alexander Buran" publisher: "XAB.info" --- # AFU Refute RF Claim of Capturing Voskresenka: Video with Ukrainian Flag Emerges from Village ![Ukrainian serviceman in camouflage uniform and helmet holding a rifle against a sandy quarry background.](https://xab.info/media/2026/11/14/vsu-oproverzili-zayavlenie-o-zahvate-voskresenki/vsu-oproverzili-zayavlenie-o-zahvate-voskresenki-1.webp) ## Key Points - The CCD and the "South" Group of Forces state that Voskresenka is fully controlled by the AFU and lies more than 20 km from the frontline. - Servicemen of the 142nd Brigade recorded a video from the village and raised the Ukrainian flag to refute reports of its capture. - ISW notes tactical successes of the AFU in the south: three settlements near Oleksandrivka have been liberated, and Russia is redeploying reserves. 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. ## Accounts differ ### Status of the settlement of Voskresenka (Zaporizhzhia Oblast) - **Russian side:** claims the capture of the settlement of Voskresenka ([rbc.ua](https://www.rbc.ua/ukr/news/zsu-sprostuvali-rosiyskiy-vkid-nibito-zahoplennya-1794684925.html)) - **Center for Countering Disinformation / "South" Group of Forces / 142nd Brigade of the AFU:** claims that Voskresenka is fully controlled by the Ukraine Defense Forces and is located over 20 km from the combat contact line; servicemen recorded a video from the village and raised the Ukrainian flag ([rbc.ua](https://www.rbc.ua/ukr/news/zsu-sprostuvali-rosiyskiy-vkid-nibito-zahoplennya-1794684925.html)) *Where they agree:* Combat operations are underway in the Zaporizhzhia (Huliaipole) direction ## Fact-Check & Sources - [В ВСУ опровергли российский вброс о захвате Воскресенки на Запорожье (видео)](https://www.rbc.ua/ukr/news/zsu-sprostuvali-rosiyskiy-vkid-nibito-zahoplennya-1794684925.html) - Single source; reliance on the CCD and the "South" Group of Forces, video by the 142nd Brigade. The primary source of the Russian side is not specified, ISW assessment is cited secondarily. Evaluative language of the source has been neutralized. ## FAQ ### Who controls Voskresenka according to the AFU? The Ukraine Defense Forces. According to the CCD and the "South" Group of Forces, the village is located over 20 km from the combat contact line, meaning deep in the rear of Ukrainian troops. ### What evidence did the Ukrainian military provide? Servicemen of the 142nd Separate Mechanized Brigade recorded a video directly from the settlement and raised the Ukrainian flag there. ### What does ISW say about the situation in the south? According to the Institute for the Study of War, tactical successes of the AFU are forcing the Russian Federation to redeploy reserves; Ukrainian forces have liberated three settlements near Oleksandrivka and are pressing Russian positions.