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Yahoo
01-05-2025
- Politics
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Russia seeks to create bridgehead to cross Dnipro River, Ukrainian forces say
Russian forces have ramped up their operations in the southern part of the Dnipro River island system in Kherson Oblast, aiming to land on Buhaz Island, establish a bridgehead and cross the Dnipro River. Source: Ukrinform news agency, citing Colonel Vladyslav Voloshyn, spokesperson for Defence Forces of Ukraine's South, on the national joint 24/7 newscast Quote: "The enemy is trying to cross the water barriers and has just opened up a front; let's call it a new one. The front where they've intensified their activity and made several attempts to land in the river area over the past few days is in the south of the Dnipro River island system. In the very south, near the village of Kizomys, there is the island of Buhaz. There, the enemy is trying to land on this island, seize a bridgehead and cross the Dnipro River from the south." Details: However, Voloshyn stressed that Russian forces are failing and their attempts are currently fruitless. "Such incidents happen quite often, but I want to assure you that the Ukrainian defence forces are holding the line and trying to repel all enemy attempts to cross the river," he added. Background: Defence Forces of Ukraine's South reported that the situation on the Novopavlivka front has escalated significantly, with Russian troops pushing towards the border of Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhzhia and Donetsk oblasts. Support Ukrainska Pravda on Patreon!
Yahoo
28-03-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Russia ramps up assaults in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, seeking to advance, Ukrainian forces say
Vladyslav Voloshyn, spokesperson for Defence Forces of Ukraine's South, has reported that Russian troops have escalated small-group assaults on the Zaporizhzhia front, aiming to advance to the region's administrative borders. The attacks have escalated since early spring. Source: Voloshyn on the national joint 24/7 newscast Quote: "The military and political leadership of the Russian Federation has never made any secret of the fact that Zaporizhzhia Oblast is in the sphere of their geopolitical interests. Therefore, we can say that before the commencement of any negotiations on a truce, on the establishment of different regimes, a ceasefire, the Russians want to get as much ground as possible, to advance as far as possible in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, if they can, even to reach the administrative borders of the region. This is one of the reasons why the situation in Ukraine's south, particularly on the Zaporizhzhia front, is beginning to deteriorate." Details: Voloshyn noted that Russian forces have amassed some troops and assets on the Zaporizhzhia front but are using them for small-group infantry assaults rather than a large-scale offensive. "The tactic of using these small groups yields certain results for Russia on other fronts, so they will try to employ this tactic of a creeping offensive, assaults by small infantry groups on the Zaporizhzhia front. I'm talking about the Orikhiv and Huliaipole fronts. The number of such assaults has surged since the beginning of spring." Support Ukrainska Pravda on Patreon!
