Russian and Ukrainian foces have been battling on the banks of the Dnipro river.
A Ukrainian official said Russian forces had been pushed back around 3 to 5 miles.
AdvertisementUkraine said it had pushed Russian forces back three to eight kilometers, or around 3 to 5 miles, from the banks of the Dnipro river, which, if confirmed, would be a major breakthrough in Ukraine's lagging counteroffensive.
Ukrainian and Russian forces have been positioned on opposite sides of the river in Kherson after Russia retreated from the region's western part last year.
"We need to be realistic about what can be achieved here," Franz-Stefan Gady, a military analyst who recently visited the front lines in Ukraine, told the WSJ.
Persons:
—, Natalia Gumenyuk, Gumenyuk, Vladimir Saldo, Oleksandr Kovalenko, Franz, Stefan Gady
Organizations:
Russian, Service, AFP, Reuters, Wall Street Journal
Locations:
Ukrainian, Dnipro, Ukraine, Russian, Kherson, Russia, Moscow