Ukrainian Counteroffensive , Breaches Russian Defenses, , Retaking Robotyne.<br />On August 27, Russian authorities confirmed that <br />the head of the Wagner Group, Yevgeny Prigozhin, <br />died in a plane crash last week. .<br />On August 27, Russian authorities confirmed that <br />the head of the Wagner Group, Yevgeny Prigozhin, <br />died in a plane crash last week. .<br />CBS News reports that the incident has widely been <br />viewed as retaliation for Prigozhin's failed coup. .<br />Meanwhile, the one significant victory Wagner <br />won for Russia, the Ukrainian town of Bakhmut, <br />is threatened by advancing Ukrainian forces.<br />Ukrainian troops have reportedly <br />broken through Russian defenses and <br />retaken the small town of Robotyne.<br />Robotyne has been liberated. <br />Our forces are advancing <br />southeast of Robotyne, Ganna Malyar, Ukraine's Deputy Defense Minister, via CBS.<br />CBS reports that Robotyne is in Zaporizhzhia, <br />one of four regions Russia unilaterally <br />declared control of last year.<br />According to Ukraine's Deputy Defense <br />Minister, Ganna Malyar, troops continue to <br />advance toward Bakhmut from the south. .<br />According to Ukraine's Deputy Defense <br />Minister, Ganna Malyar, troops continue to <br />advance toward Bakhmut from the south. .<br />Malyar also noted a concentrated effort by Russia to reclaim territory in northeastern Ukraine, stating that fighting in the Kharkiv region remains "very intense.".<br />CBS reports that the grueling advance along <br />the southern front faces well-defended Russian <br />forces amid miles of trenches and minefields. .<br />Some experts have cited the liberation of <br />Robotyne as evidence that Ukrainian forces have <br />the ability to break through Russia's defenses. .<br />Some experts have cited the liberation of <br />Robotyne as evidence that Ukrainian forces have <br />the ability to break through Russia's defenses.
