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ISW: Ukrainian forces advancing on left bank of Dnipro river in Kherson Oblast

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ISW: Ukrainian forces advancing on left bank of Dnipro river in Kherson Oblast
Man sails on the middle of the Dnipro River in Kherson, Ukraine, November 5, 2023. (Viacheslav Ratynskyi/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Ukrainian forces made advances on the left bank of the Dnipro river in southern Ukraine’s Kherson Oblast, ISW reported on Nov. 29.

Russian military bloggers say Ukraine has reinforced its positions in the left bank and that up to 400 troops have dug in near the Krynky settlement in Kherson.

In October, Ukrainian marine units crossed the Dnipro and established Kyiv’s lasting bridgehead on the left bank. Now the troops are fighting to expand that bridgehead.

Ukrainian drone-operators are targeting Russian air-defenses and radio-jammers along the river in hopes of further advancing in the geographically challenging region.

Both Ukrainian and Russian forces continue to fight in Kherson Oblast despite deteriorating weather conditions on the ground.

Ukrainians step up efforts to cross Dnipro, tie up Russian forces in Kherson Oblast
Pressure is mounting on Russian forces across the Dnipro River in Kherson Oblast. Ukrainian forces have reportedly stepped up their attacks on Russian positions to try and secure a beachhead and bring heavy armor into the fight. They aren’t quite there yet, but assaults on the eastern bank could
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Lance Luo

Lance Luo (Li P. Luo) is a news editor at the Kyiv Independent. Previously, he worked at Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and Hromadske Television in Kyiv. He also spent three years in finance and strategy consulting. Mr. Luo graduated from the University of Southern California and serves as an arbitrator at FINRA.

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