Ukrainian marines are fortifying a captured river bank amid heavy Russian fire, an official said. Serhiy Bratchuk said Ukrainian marines are hitting back from the eastern bank, per Espreso TV. Ukrainian and Russian forces have suffered casualties in the fierce fighting. AdvertisementUkrainian marines have barricaded their positions on the eastern bank of the Dnipro River and are striking back against Russian forces there, according to a Ukrainian official. AdvertisementOn Sunday, army spokesperson Natalia Gumenyuk told Ukrainian television that their soldiers had pushed back Russian forces up to five miles from the bank of the river, per AFP .

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Persons: Serhiy Bratchuk, —, Ukraine's, Bratchuk, Natalia Gumenyuk, Insider's Alia Shoaib, Andriy Yermak, Su, counteroffensives Organizations: Service, Odesa's, Administration, Separate Marine Battalion, Nova Kakhovka, Washington DC, Hudson Institute, Russia's Ministry of Defence, Ukraine Locations: Dnipro, Krynky, Kyiv, Oleshky, Nova, AFP, Russian, Crimea, Donetsk