Russia’s defense minister congratulated a division on taking Mala Tokmachka. A year later, that division is still trying
A Ukrainian military analyst places the same Russian unit at the center of a slow push on the town of Orikhiv in Zaporizhzhia Oblast.
Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov congratulated a division on taking the village of Mala Tokmachka, which Moscow had declared captured almost a year earlier. As of November 5, 2026, Ukrainian forces have largely cleared Mala Tokmachka, but Russian forces are continuing to attempt to encircle the nearby town of Orikhiv from both sides. However, they have not made significant progress in the area.
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