OREANDA-NEWS  The Russian military has advanced and improved positions near the village of Malaya Tokmachka in the Orekhovsky direction in the Zaporozhye region. This was announced by Vladimir Rogov, Chairman of the Commission on sovereignty, patriotic projects and support for veterans of the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation, TASS reports.

"In the Zaporozhye region, in the area of Malaya Tokmachka, our troops improved their positions along the front edge and advanced. In the area of the city of Gulyai—Pole, the AFU artillery installations and their calculations were covered," he said.

On Monday, December 9, the speaker of the Defense Forces of Southern Ukraine Vladislav Voloshin said that Russian troops have been preparing for active assault operations in the Zaporozhye region for several weeks. He also added that units of the Russian army are making their way to the border of the Dnipropetrovsk region.

Earlier, Rogov said that the Russian military had managed to advance in the area of two settlements in the Orekhovsky direction. According to him, they managed to improve their positions in the area of Malaya Tokmachka and Belogorye.