Thread by @TheStudyofWar

Southern Axis Update:

#Ukrainian forces continued to advance in northwestern and northeastern #Kherson Oblast between October 2 and 3. /1
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Southern Axis Update:

#Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced that Ukrainian forces liberated #Myrolyubivka (23km northwest of #Kherson City) and #Arkhanhelske on the #Inhulets River south of the Kherson-Dnipropetrovsk Oblast border. /2
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Southern Axis Update:

The #Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) acknowledged that #Ukrainian forces have penetrated Russian defenses in the direction of Zolota Balka (approximately 82km northeast of Nova Kakhovka). /3
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Southern Axis Update:

#Russian milbloggers claimed that Russian forces first retreated to defensive positions in #Mykhailivka on October 1 but likely fell further back to #Dudchany on October 2. /4
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Southern Axis Update:

#Ukrainian forces continued to advance south in the direction of Nova Kakhovka, and geolocated footage showed that they liberated Mykhailivka, Havrylivka, and Novooleksandrivka along the T0403. /5
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Southern Axis Update:

Social media footage and #Russian milblogger discourse also indicated that #Ukrainian forces made advances west of the T0403 highway, liberating #Khreschenivka on October 1. /6
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Southern Axis Update:

#Russian sources also reported that #Ukrainian forces liberated settlements on the Lyubomyrivka-Bilaivka-Novoolesandrivka line. /7
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