- Ukraine used US-supplied armored vehicles to break through a series of key Russian defensive lines.
- The vehicles, called Strykers, were first spotted in battle last month.
Ukrainian officials said they've broken through a key line of Russian defense in the country's southeast thanks in part to $4
Ukrainian forces broke through the $4 a series of Russian defenses littered with anti-vehicle spikes and minefields, a commanding officer told $4. Ukraine first sent these US-supplied vehicles — called $4 — into battle last month in the southern Zaporizhzhia Region.
The break in the line was small and met with heavy fire from Russia, $4, but Ukrainian commanders are working to bring more vehicles to less fortified areas of the line.
"We are pushing through," a Ukrainian officer told the Journal.
The $4 said their ability to bring Strykers "to and through the most formidable Russian defenses" is an important sign of progress for the Ukrainian counteroffensive.
This announcement comes one day after a $4 on Russia's Black Sea Fleet headquarters in Crimea killed nine Russian military personnel and wounded at least 16 others, Ukrainian intelligence chief Kyrylo Budanov said.