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2023-11-23 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia
Russia says thwarted Ukrainian landings in Kherson
[An Nahar] Russia said on Tuesday it fended off Ukraine's attempts to get to the occupied eastern bank of the southern Kherson region, and claimed Kyiv's army had suffered "colossal losses".

The Ukrainian army said last week it had pushed Russian forces back three to eight kilometres (two to five miles) from the banks of Dnipro river, which would have been their first meaningful advance in months.

"All attempts by the Armed Forces of Ukraine to conduct a landing operation in the Kherson area have failed," Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said at a roundtable meeting with officials.

"Thanks to the pre-emptive actions of our military... the Ukrainian forces are suffering colossal losses," he added.

AFP was not able to independently verify the military situation in Kherson region.

But some pro-Kremlin military bloggers published reports contradicting Shoigu's statements.

And the Russian-installed governor of the Kherson region Vladimir Saldo admitted last week dozens of Ukrainian troops had established positions around the tiny eastern bank village of Krynky.

If confirmed, the advances would be an important breakthrough for Ukraine, which has staged multiple attempts to cross the Dnipro river.

The waterway has become a de-facto frontline between the two sides since Moscow retreated from the western bank in November 2022.

Crossing it would be a step towards creating a land bridge to the annexed Crimean peninsula.

But many analysts say the territory controlled by Ukrainian troops is small and would be difficult to transform into a real breakthrough.
Posted by Fred 2023-11-23 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11144 views ]  Top
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Posted by Grom the Reflective 2023-11-23 03:44||   2023-11-23 03:44|| Front Page Top

#2 Where's the Ghost of Kiev when you need him? Oh, in our imagination. Never mind.
Posted by DooDahMan 2023-11-23 03:50||   2023-11-23 03:50|| Front Page Top

#3 The Ukrainians will have the same problems making progress on the left bank of the Dniepro that the Russians had on the right: without a reliable way to move men and materiel across the river, you cannot maintain a position and an offense is not possible. Remember the big Russian withdrawal from Kherson? That was back when there were kinda-sorta bridges across the river. Now the only transport is boats and barges.

If I was playing the Russian side, I'd just sit back and let the Ukrainians come, wait until they accumulate forces and then bomb them to hell and gone. It means taking a big hit on the media battlefield, but it reduces the Ukr military which is one of the goals of the Special Military Op.
Posted by SteveS 2023-11-23 23:16||   2023-11-23 23:16|| Front Page Top

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