As we wrote, the enemy headed west in the direction of the Shevchenko - Andriyivka settlement instead of the expected exit to the Kurakhove - Zaporizhia highway. With a simultaneous strike on Petropavlivka and Andriyivka, this is an exit to the flank of the entire group defending Zaporizhia, bypassing all the engineering structures that blocked the river.
The encirclement of Kurakhove turned out to be a distracting maneuver.