# Expert: Russian forces mop up large area near Zaporozhye Region’s Dolinka

https://mins.news/en/item/31211

- TASS, 2026-08-25 02:30 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2177237

> Military expert Andrey Marochko said Russian troops are completing mop-up operations in Malye Shcherbaki, Mirnoye and Nesteryanka near Dolinka in the Zaporozhye Region. He said the cleared area could help Russian forces establish a foothold for a northward advance and envelop Ukrainian forces in the Orekhov area from the west.

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