# Ukraine’s layered defenses in Orekhov area overwhelmed, expert says

https://mins.news/en/item/74167

- TASS, 2026-09-25 15:11 UTC
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- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2192939

> Maxim Zubarev, a member of the Zaporozhye Region Legislative Assembly, said Ukrainian forces’ layered defenses around Orekhov had been overwhelmed and that the city’s fate was decided. He estimated that, if the current advance continues, Russian forces will begin encircling Zaporozhye from the east and north by year’s end.