The AFU overcame the first "Surovikin line" near Rabotino (satellite photos)


The AFU fighters managed to overcome Russian ordnance on the direction near Rabotino.
A video has appeared online showing the AFU military behind the fortifications of the first "Surovikin line" near the village of Rabotino in Zaporizhzhya Region. The video was taken near the village of Verbovoye (south-east of Rabotino), confirms the GeoConfirmed project.
The satellite photo shows that the place where the video was taken is behind the first "Surovikin line".
OSINT analysts geolocated a video of Russian artillery shelling of the AFU military that appeared in a pro-Russian Telegram channel on Wednesday morning.
The Ukrainian military managed to overcome both "dragon's teeth" and trenches in the area, military analyst Kyle Glen notes.
Bild military correspondent Julian Repke also writes about overcoming the defences. He noted that these structures "held back Ukrainian soldiers for about a day."
"Surovikin Line" are defensive structures that the Russian Federation began building at the end of 2022 in the occupied territories of Ukraine and in the Russian regions bordering Ukraine.
GeoConfirmed UKR [CO] - BREACH - Tokmak Axis.
- GeoConfirmed (@GeoConfirmed) August 30, 2023
Russian Artillery (100th Sep. Recon BDE) shelling Ukrainians BEHIND the first Surovikin defence line near #Verbove. The 82nd Air Assault Brigade has breached.
47.44189, 35.95220
Geolocation by @moklasen https://t.co/v9EwRt9FO2
Quite a significant advance. The🟢 is the location Ukrainian troops have been verified, just 250m from the first houses in Verbove. The blue line is the anti-vehicle trench and the red is the dragon's teeth. Both have been breached. https://t.co/i6vI6kPo0q pic.twitter.com/DIQfuLbGzt
- Kyle Glen (@KyleJGlen) August 30, 2023
#Breaking #NewsMap
- Julian Röpcke🇺🇦 (@JulianRoepcke) August 30, 2023
The Ukrainian army breached the main Russian defence "Surovikin line" and is about to reach the village of #Verbove in Zaporizhzhzhiaj oblast.
Meaning the "dragon teeth" held back Ukrainian soldiers for about 24 hours. pic.twitter.com/eGTxcaLxDL
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