Zelenskyy: Russian troops suffered losses and retreated near Dobropillya

Russian occupiers attempted to launch an offensive in the Dobropillya direction to unblock their surrounded soldiers. As a result, the enemy suffered losses and retreated.

This was stated by the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, during a briefing.

The head of state reported that today the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Oleksandr Syrskyi, informed him about the situation in the Dobropillya direction.

"Today, there were offensive actions from the Russian side - Volodymyrivka, Shakhivka, Sofiivka. They wanted to unblock their military, and as of today, they have already suffered losses - about 13,000, so they wanted to unblock. They suffered losses, retreated, the equipment was destroyed," Zelenskyy noted.

Photo: Volodymyrivka, Shakhivka, and Sofiivka on the map (screenshot)

According to him, the clearing of enemy soldiers in Volodymyrivka and surrounding areas is currently underway.