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- Ukraine appears to have launched a major attack in the southern Zaporizhzhia region.
- The surge, reported on by media and officials, marks a dramatic escalation of Kyiv's counteroffensive.
- Ukrainian forces had been conserving combat power as they navigated through Russian minefields.
Ukrainian forces reportedly launched a massive push against Russia's front-lines in the country's southeastern Zaporizhzhia region, threatening Russian positions that had been overseen by a general who was recently fired.