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Yevgeny Balitsky

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Why this score Russian-installed governor of the occupied part of Zaporizhia Oblast. His public statements are Russian occupation messaging, systematically overstating Russian control and security; ISW and even Russian ultranationalist milbloggers have directly rebutted his claims. Recorded as Russia's occupation narrative, not reliable fact.

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Russian forces have established complete control over the M-14 (R-280) Rostov–Crimea highway against Ukrainian drone strikes, and all energy facilities in occupied Zaporizhia Oblast have been secured.

False. Zaporizhia occupation governor Yevgeny Balitsky made the claim after meeting Putin on July 20, but Russian milbloggers themselves called it 'incorrect,' noting Ukrainian forces regularly strike the M-14 to Crimea. ISW observed at least four Ukrainian strikes on the highway between July 1 and 20 and assessed that Ukraine's interdiction campaign has 'at least partially deprived Russian forces of a significant' ground line of communication to occupied Crimea.

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