Oleksandrivka direction 'decisive' for control of eastern, southern Ukraine — military
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Fri, 07 Nov 2025 21:24:00 +0200

Hero of Ukraine Volodymyr Mishchenko, commander of the UAV company of the 1st Mechanized Battalion of the 110th Separate Mechanized Brigade, stated this on Espreso TV.He spoke more about the Oleksandrivka direction, where he is currently located."This is a triangle where three regions converge: Donetsk, Dnipropetrovsk, and Zaporizhzhia regions. Industrial, energy, and military interests intersect here. Whoever controls this territory has a decisive influence on the situation in the east and south of the country. As we know, railway arteries and energy arteries pass through here, so this triangle must be controlled," said the serviceman.Mishchenko emphasized that if Ukraine loses it, logistics will become much more difficult, and it will allow Russia to get closer to Zaporizhzhia, as well as to the Dnipropetrovsk region, and the Zaporizhzhia region in general."Therefore, we must fight back, control, and prevent the enemy from reaching this territory directly. I think that, in principle, he wants to break through us and then choose a route. But don't forget that there is also a logistical route that runs through Pokrovske and goes straight to Zaporizhzhia. So this is a direct road to Zaporizhzhia. On the other side is Huliaipole, the same thing. That's why they are trying," he noted.The Hero of Ukraine spoke about the Russians' tactics."Their tactic is, if they try, they storm for a day, two, three, a week, 10 days, and if it doesn't work out for them on this section of the front, they try probing from the left, from the right, and generally, where they succeed, they move in that direction. I am sure they want to get to Zaporizhzhia, and they also want to get to the city of Dnipro. Therefore, I think that wherever they have the most success, they will go there. But I doubt they will succeed in anything. Because we are holding the front, dug in, dug in deep, and destroying the enemy. My personal opinion is that he will not succeed in anything in our direction," the serviceman concluded.In the Oleksandrivka direction, the Armed Forces of Ukraine repelled six enemy assaults since the beginning of the day.







