A few weeks ago, when Ukrainian marines had just landed on the left bank of the Dnipro River near the village of Krynky, the occupiers had a chance to drive them out. And they tried – but they didn’t have time, writes Forbes columnist David Axe. Now the prospect of regaining the positions won by the Ukrainians is becoming even more illusory for them, as the Ukrainians are expanding their contingent there and sending heavy equipment, the columnist writes.
For example, there is evidence that Russians destroyed a Ukrainian military Humvee jeep on the left bank of the Kherson region. Despite the loss of the vehicle, this is rather good news, as it means that the Ukrainian Armed Forces have the ability to transport equipment across the Dnipro. In general, the Ukrainians have gained an advantage in this sector of the front in several ways: they are actively destroying Russians with artillery located on the right bank of the Dnipro, and attacking them with drones, which outnumber Russians there. In addition to FPV drones, Ukrainians are also using “cargo” drones, attaching up to 15 kilograms of payload to certain models, including batteries, power banks, drinking water, and food. They have also organized the ferrying of fighters and weapons from the right bank to the left bank by boat, and apparently, the Ukrainians have also managed to build a pontoon bridge across the Dnipro.
This is currently the longest large-scale operation by Ukrainians in the left-bank Kherson region, not counting the dachas on the other side of the Antonivsky Bridge. In all other cases, the defenders returned to the right bank after completing the necessary operations, except when the Russians destroyed them. They managed to gain a foothold here.
“It’s too early to say that Ukraine has opened a new front in its five-month counteroffensive,” concludes Ax. “But perhaps soon this wording will be appropriate.
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A few weeks ago, when Ukrainian marines had just landed on the left bank of the Dnipro River near the village of Krynky, the occupiers had a chance to drive them out. And they tried – but they didn’t have time, writes Forbes columnist David Axe. Now the prospect of regaining the positions won by the Ukrainians is becoming even more illusory for them, as the Ukrainians are expanding their contingent there and sending heavy equipment, the columnist writes.
For example, there is evidence that Russians destroyed a Ukrainian military Humvee jeep on the left bank of the Kherson region. Despite the loss of the vehicle, this is rather good news, as it means that the Ukrainian Armed Forces have the ability to transport equipment across the Dnipro. In general, the Ukrainians have gained an advantage in this sector of the front in several ways: they are actively destroying Russians with artillery located on the right bank of the Dnipro, and attacking them with drones, which outnumber Russians there. In addition to FPV drones, Ukrainians are also using “cargo” drones, attaching up to 15 kilograms of payload to certain models, including batteries, power banks, drinking water, and food. They have also organized the ferrying of fighters and weapons from the right bank to the left bank by boat, and apparently, the Ukrainians have also managed to build a pontoon bridge across the Dnipro.
This is currently the longest large-scale operation by Ukrainians in the left-bank Kherson region, not counting the dachas on the other side of the Antonivsky Bridge. In all other cases, the defenders returned to the right bank after completing the necessary operations, except when the Russians destroyed them. They managed to gain a foothold here.
“It’s too early to say that Ukraine has opened a new front in its five-month counteroffensive,” concludes Ax. “But perhaps soon this wording will be appropriate.