Commentary by Russian military journalist Boris Rozhin
[ColonelCassad] Units of the 58th Army of the Russian Armed Forces liberated Malaya Tokmachka yesterday afternoon, approaching Orekhovo from the southeast.
Malaya Tokmachka was captured by units of the 42nd Motorized Rifle Division and the 7th Airborne Assault Division.
The balance of power in Malaya Tokmachka recently shifted when the enemy missed the advance of an armored group, which, under cover of bad weather, had infiltrated the center of the settlement and was able to land troops there. The troops dug in and provided reinforcements, which gradually drove the enemy out of Malaya Tokmachka.
For nearly two weeks, the enemy launched fierce counterattacks with the 118th Separate Mechanized Brigade, but they were repelled with losses. As a result, the enemy began to roll up and retreat toward Orekhovo yesterday.
Today, Defense Minister Belousov congratulated the Russian Armed Forces units that distinguished themselves in the liberation of Malaya Tokmachka. Its liberation opens up additional opportunities for the Russian Armed Forces to expand their operations in the Orekhovo area, which is not far from our forward positions.
Combined with the successful advance of the Russian Armed Forces northeast of Hulyaipole, where the enemy is losing tens of kilometers of territory, success in Malaya Tokmachka foreshadows the accelerated liberation of a significant portion of the northern regions of the Zaporizhzhia Oblast from Nazi control. According to the Constitution, these regions are part of the Russian Federation.