Ukraine denies Russian entry into Huliaipole
Illustrative photo: Ukrainian Armed Forces are engaged in combat operations near Huliaipole (Getty Images)
Reports claiming that Russian forces have entered Huliaipole in the Zaporizhzhia region are not true. Ukraine’s Defense Forces destroyed Russian troops attempting to enter the town, according to the Center for Countering Disinformation under Ukraine's National Security and Defense Council.
"The reports about Russian troops entering Huliaipole today do not correspond to reality. In fact, Ukraine's Defense Forces destroyed the Russians who tried to enter the town and stabilized the situation in this sector of the front," the statement reads.
The head of the Center for Countering Disinformation, Defense Forces officer Andriy Kovalenko, and the spokesperson for the Southern Defense Forces, Vladyslav Voloshyn, confirmed this information. Voloshyn said that the command took the necessary steps to stabilize the area.
In particular, additional reserves were sent to that area. All measures are being taken to prevent any Russian advance into the town.
"By spreading such disinformation, the enemy seeks to sow fear among Ukrainians. These fake reports aim to exert emotional pressure, undermine trust in the Armed Forces, and weaken the internal resilience of Ukrainian society," the Center's statement says.
Fighting near Huliaipole
On 26 November, multiple reports emerged claiming that Russian forces had broken through Ukraine's defenses near Huliaipole and advanced almost up to the town.
On 27 November, Defense Forces spokesperson Vladyslav Voloshyn told RBC-Ukraine that the escalation in the Huliaipole direction occurred after a regrouping of Ukrainian units. One of the units carried out an uncoordinated withdrawal, leaving a flank exposed. Russian troops then exploited the gap and entered the flank of Ukraine’s Defense Forces.
In its morning update, Ukraine's General Staff said that in the Huliaipole direction, Ukrainian defenders repelled 20 Russian attacks near the settlements of Zatyshshia, Solodke, Chervone, and toward Dobropillia, Pryluky, Varvarivka, and Huliaipole.
