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| Bridgehead on the left bank. The situation in the Kherson region |
| 2023-11-09 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [Korrespondent] President Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukraine will try to achieve results on the battlefield by the end of 2023. The Ukrainian Armed Forces have gained a foothold on the left bank of the Dnieper in the Kherson region and seem to have transferred individual armored vehicles to a bridgehead established there, the Institute for the Study of War reports. Officially, the Ukrainian army is not yet talking about successes in the Kherson region. The Institute for the Study of War has drawn attention to claims from Russian sources that the Ukrainian Armed Forces have allegedly moved a limited number of armored vehicles to the left bank of the Dnieper in the Kherson region and are continuing larger-than-usual ground operations there, using a roughly battalion-sized force of light infantry. On November 6, the so-called Russian “military correspondents” released a photo in which an allegedly Ukrainian tracked amphibious transporter transports an infantry fighting vehicle to the eastern bank of the Dnieper near Krynoki (30 km northeast of Kherson and 2 km from the Dnieper). Other “military correspondents” stated on November 7 that a Ukrainian amphibious infantry fighting vehicle independently crossed the Dnieper near Krynoki, and on November 7 published separate footage allegedly showing a destroyed Western-style armored personnel carrier in an unspecified location on the eastern bank of the Dnieper. Some Russian “military correspondents” also claimed that one or two Ukrainian amphibians crossed the Dnieper near Krynoki, while other bloggers stated that Ukrainian forces had deployed several unspecified armored vehicles into the area. According to Russian military sources, more than 300 Ukrainian military personnel (approximately one battalion) are operating on the left bank of the Dnieper in the Krynok region. “Military correspondents” continue to claim that the Ukrainian Armed Forces hold positions in the center of Krynki and surrounding areas. Russian military bloggers write that fighting continued near Krynki, as well as near Poima (12 km east of Kherson and 4 km from the Dnieper), Peschanivka (13 km east of Kherson and 3 km from the Dnieper) and Podstepne (17 km to east of Kherson and 4 km from the Dnieper). It is not stated that the offensive attempts on November 6 and 7 by the Ukrainian Armed Forces were larger than in previous days. Summarizing the events in retrospect, ISW analysts suggest that on October 17 and 18, the Ukrainian Armed Forces carried out an initial assault across the Dnieper to the eastern (left) bank of the Kherson region. In their opinion, if a battalion-sized Ukrainian Armed Forces group is indeed operating on the left bank, this indicates that Russia did not prevent Ukrainian forces from transferring additional personnel and, possibly, equipment to positions on the eastern bank. ISW emphasizes that it will not speculate regarding the prospects of the current Ukrainian campaign on the left bank of the Dnieper in the Kherson region. HOPE FROM ZELENSKY Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky said that Ukraine has a specific plan for the return of its territory next year, however, he did not explain the details. When asked how much land Ukraine will be able to return next year, Zelensky noted that we have not finished this year yet. "We will try to show results this year too. But we lose people every day. This is not a show or a movie. We don’t need to surprise everyone in the world. But we need to try for ourselves not to lose a single day... For next year we have a plan , a very specific plan. But I’m sorry, I can’t talk about it,” Zelensky said. |
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