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= Battle of Robotyne =

The Battle of Robotyne is an ongoing battle in and around the previously occupied Ukrainian village of Robotyne on the Southern front of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Launched by the Armed Forces of Ukraine against the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation as a part of the failed  2023 Ukrainian counteroffensive, the Ukrainian military hoped to break through the Russian defence lines near Robotyne and several other areas in the South to sever the Russian land bridge to Crimea.

Having been occupied by Russia shortly after the beginning of the war in 2022, Ukraine would recapture Robotyne in August 2023, though they were unable to advance much further and only managed to create a salient around the village. In early 2024, Russia would launch counterattacks near the village and threaten the salient.

Background
Robotyne is a village located within Polohy Raion in central Zaporizhia Oblast in Ukraine. In early March 2022, during Russia's full-scale invasion of neighbouring Ukraine, Robotyne would be occupied by Russia, however, the Russians were unable to advance further and the village would be located just over four kilometres from the front line at the time of the counteroffensive according to the Institute for the Study of War

Ukraine

 * Ukrainian Armed Forces
 * Ukrainian Ground Forces
 * 425th Assault Battalion
 * 47th Mechanized Brigade
 * 33rd Mechanized Brigade
 * 65th Mechanized Brigade
 * 116th Mechanized Brigade
 * 117th Mechanized Brigade
 * 118th Mechanized Brigade
 * 141st Infantry Brigade
 * Ukrainian Air Assault Forces
 * 46th Airmobile Brigade
 * 82nd Air Assault Brigade
 * 78th Assault Regiment
 * Territorial Defense Forces
 * Ukrainian Volunteer Army
 * Ministry of Internal Affairs
 * National Guard of Ukraine
 * 3rd "Spartan" Brigade
 * 15th "Kara-Dag" Brigade

Russia

 * Russian Armed Forces
 * Russian Ground Forces
 * 2nd Army Corps
 * 201st Motorized Rifle Regiment


 * GRU
 * Spetsnaz GRU
 * 22nd Separate Guards Special Purpose Brigade

Initial Ukrainian attacks and losses
Late at night on June 7, several Russian sources began reporting that Ukraine had launched armoured assaults on positions South of Mala Tokmachka, between Robotyne and Verbove