General Oleksandr Tarnavskyi, the deputy commander of Ukrainian forces in the south, said Ukraine’s troops had gained a footing in the southeastern village of Robotyne and were organising the evacuation of civilians.

Source: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/8/23/russia-ukraine-war-list-of-key-events-day-546

If Ukrainians progress just 15 kilometers (9 miles) from Robotyne, they could come within firing range of Russia’s east-west transport routes and potentially weaken Moscow’s combat capabilities, military observers say.

Source: https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1827407/russia-says-southeast-ukraine-is-now-the-main-focus-of-fighting-in-the-war

Robotyne is six miles south of the frontline town of Orikhiv in the Zaporizhzhia region on an important road towards Tokmak — a Russian-occupied road and rail hub.

Source: https://nypost.com/2023/08/28/ukraine-says-it-has-liberated-southeastern-settlement-robotyne/

The focus of Kyiv forces north of Robotyne follows the Kremlin's dismissal of the commander of that stretch of the frontline, Major General Ivan Popov.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12346103/Is-Ukraines-breakthrough-Kyiv-claims-theyve-recaptured-village-Putins-forces-Donetsk-punch-Russian-lines.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490