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The head of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, set a concrete deadline for the Russian command to capture Zaporizhzhia — by January 2027 year the troops must reach the left bank of the Dnipro within the city. According to military analysts, the dictator made the decision after reports from Russian generals about supposedly successes on the Zaporizhzhia front. The order contemplates not only taking the city itself, but also consolidating on the barrier line of the river.
Generals 5-nd and 36-rd armies of the Russian Federation reported to Putin about progress on the Zaporizhzhia direction, after which he set tasks for his troops, according to the Telegram channel "OPERATIONAL INFORMATION." The dictator demands to capture Zaporizhzhia and to advance to the left-bank part of the city along the Dnipro specifically by January 2027 year.
The Russian command submits reports to the Kremlin in a light favorable to itself, which do not always correspond to the real state of affairs on the front. At the same time, the very fact of establishing a specific deadline indicates that capturing Zaporizhzhia remains one of the occupiers' priority tasks in the south.
Why the risk of enemy penetration into the city remains
Ukrainian forces have repeatedly acknowledged that the enemy is trying to use small infantry groups to penetrate the outskirts of Zaporizhzhia, taking advantage of the terrain and the stretched front line. At the same time, military analysts emphasize that this is not a massive assault, but pinpoint attempts to seep in, which the Defense Forces are able to repel.
The main danger to the city remains not ground penetration attempts, but daily shelling and strikes suffered by Zaporizhzhia and the region despite the absence of a full-scale front breakthrough. The Ukrainian command continues to hold the approaches to the regional center, although pressure from 5-nd and 36-th armies of the Russian Federation mentioned in Putin’s briefing does not ease.
Earlier, Informator reported that some infantry groups of the Russians could enter Zaporizhzhia as early as this winter — a statement made by the commander of the 1-rd Separate Assault Regiment, Dmitro "Perun" Filatov. He clarified that this refers not to a massive offensive, but attempts by small groups to infiltrate the city along separate directions.
We also wrote that military expert Oleksandr Kovalenko doubted such a scenario, explaining that the nearest battles take place tens of kilometers away from the city. According to him, the most real threat to Zaporizhzhia remains the shelling, not ground infiltration.
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