The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation transfer additional forces into two sections of the front in Zaporozhye - the forces of the South Defense forces

Vladislav Voloshin, a spokesman for the south defense forces in a comment to Ukrinform correspondent. "According to intelligence, the enemy throws some more forces and means in Zaporizhzhya directions: Orikhiv and Gulyaypil," - informed Vladislav Voloshin. According to Ukrainian intelligence, the occupiers are thrown over Russian paratroopers and their equipment in Zaporozhye.

Petro Andryushchenko, Head of the Center for Occupation Studying in Zaporizhzhia, was also reported the transfer of hostile equipment to Zaporozhye. According to his observations, the number of equipment that has been overturned is the largest, which has been observed in the last 2 months of the summer. "All evening and night, the Russians have been overwhelmed by tanks, trucks with BC and live force, armored vehicles in the Zaporizhzhya direction.

At least 15 traumas with tanks and 10 with other types of armored vehicles, more than 30 trucks with BC. Plus-fuels. According to Andryushchenko, the movement of equipment from the Berdyansk direction to the north of Donetsk region was observed. The invaders transported up to 15 units of tanks, APs and guns as part of a column accompanied by military commanders and police. "We can state that the Russians significantly strengthen the Pokrovsky direction and unexpectedly - Zaporizhzhya.

Compared to the previous weeks of relative lull, the Russian army came into active movement of reserves," Andryushchenko said. On August 2, 2025, the Defense Forces of Ukraine struck a high-precision strike on the anti-aircraft missile system of the C-300 Russian occupation troops.

On August 1, it was reported that the Armed Forces returned control over the village of Ternovka, Zaporizhzhya region (northeast of Gulyaypol) and the village of Maliyivka, Donetsk region (southeast of Velikomykhailivka). On July 31, the analysts of the Deepstate project stated that the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation had completely occupied Kamyansk - a settlement 22 km from the outskirts of Zaporozhye.