Ukraine Has Established Positions on East Bank of Dnipro River: ISW

• Ukrainian troops have established positions on the east financial institution of the Dnipro river, the ISW reported.
• Russia misplaced management of the town of Kherson in November however nonetheless occupies the southern area.
• The brand new stories, based mostly on geolocated footage, counsel Russia’s defensive positions are weakening.

Ukrainian troops have established positions on the east financial institution of the Dnipro river, implying that Russia’s defensive positions are weakening, The Institute for Research of Struggle mentioned.

The Washington-based suppose tank mentioned that it’s now marking the territory as Ukrainian-held solely after reviewing footage geolocated by Russian army bloggers and different stories concerning the Ukrainian presence.

The Ukrainian positions have been established north of Oleshky, a city throughout the river from Kherson.

Ukraine freed the town of Kherson from Russian management in November 2022, however giant elements of Kherson Oblast on the opposite aspect of the river are nonetheless occupied. South of the Kherson area is Crimea, which Russia seized in 2014

The brand new stories counsel an absence of Russian management of the world, as Russian army bloggers claimed this week that Ukrainian forces had maintained positions on the east financial institution, have established secure provide strains, and are usually conducting sorties within the space.

Among the army bloggers steered that Ukrainian forces had been in a position to land on the east financial institution due to the gradual charge of Russian artillery hearth, which they blamed on the over-centralization of the Russian army command.

The institute couldn’t verify the extent or the intentions of the Ukrainian positions.

Army bloggers additionally steered that Russia may not have management over some islands within the Kinka and Chaika rivers and a few Dnipro delta islands.

Russian forces could be prioritizing sustaining defenses in city areas reminiscent of Oleshky and Nova Kakhovka, and have left the islands unmanned, the ISW mentioned.

A video posted on-line seems to indicate Ukrainian amphibious automobiles touchdown on the jap financial institution of the Dnipro river and establishing a bridgehead.

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These stories come amid expectations that Ukraine is quickly to start a counter-offensive to push again on Russian positions and reclaim as a lot territory as potential.