(ANSA) - ROME, OCTOBER 03 - The Ukrainian army "with its overbearing armored units" managed to "penetrate the lines of our defense" in the area of the villages of Zolota Balka andOleksandrivka in the southern region of Kherson, just annexed by Moscow.
This was admitted by the spokesman of the Russian Defense Ministry Igor Konashenkov, quoted by TASS, after Kieva had claimed further advances in the south.
"Russian troops have taken control of a pre-prepared defensive border and continue to inflict heavy damage on the enemy with their firepower," added the Moscow spokesman.
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