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☆ Kherson: Russia is deliberately attacking civilians with drones, residents say
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-22 | by ( Lauren Kent | Kosta Gak | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Kyiv, Ukraine CNN —In the city of Kherson, southern Ukraine, civilians have started to hope for heavy rain – the only weather conditions that prevent Russian drones from flying overhead, they say. Today, the threat of occupation still looms just across the river, where Russian military positions are literally within sight. Difficult to combatThe frequency of the attacks and the drones’ small size make them difficult for Ukrainian forces to thwart. Russia has been repeatedly accused of targeting Ukrainian civilians by Kyiv, its Western allies, the International Criminal Court and the United Nations. On Monday, an ambulance was hit in a Russian drone strike on an urban area of Kherson, injuring two paramedics.

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☆ Ukraine Loses Hard-Won Position Near Dnipro River in the South
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-18 | by ( Constant Méheut | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Ukrainian troops have lost a hard-won position on the eastern bank of the Dnipro River, near the southern city of Kherson, after months of bloody fighting to hold on to a piece of land in what some Ukrainian soldiers and military analysts have described as a futile operation. The operation to establish a bridgehead on the Russian-controlled eastern bank of the Dnipro had been controversial from the start. Launched last fall, it was seen as an attempt to open a new front in the south that would disrupt Moscow’s logistics and tie down its troops in the area. But military analysts warned that the operation, which consisted of dangerous river crossings, was vulnerable in its logistics and unlikely to lead to rapid breakthroughs. Ukrainian gains were limited to small pieces of land near the river, of which Krynky was the most notable.

Persons: Krynky Locations: Dnipro, Kherson, Krynky, Russian

☆ Russia's new river patrol force will likely have the same explosive problem battering its Black Sea Fleet, Western intel says
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-27 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewRussia's new river patrol force could be vulnerable to the same exploding naval drones that Ukraine has used to wreak havoc on Moscow's Black Sea Fleet, according to Western intelligence. AdvertisementElite Ukrainian naval forces raiding a Russian-occupied island in the Dnipro river. AdvertisementUkrainian infantrymen soldiers travel on the Dnipro River in the Kherson region in September. In some cases, the Kremlin has relocated some elements of the Black Sea Fleet to Russian ports and away from its vulnerable headquarters in Sevastopol, a city in the occupied Crimean peninsula. AP Photo/Evgeniy MaloletkaBecause the fleet is now mainly operating in the eastern Black Sea and farther away from the Kherson region, Russia's new Dnipro formation will likely assume its river patrolling responsibilities, British intelligence said on Wednesday.

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☆ Russian military bloggers call out gap between Kremlin propaganda and reality over Ukraine's Dnipro bridgehead
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-11 | by ( Rebecca Rommen | Cameron Manley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewAs Ukraine's Dnipro bridgehead holds firm, Russian military bloggers are lashing out over reported Kremlin misinformation, the Kyiv Post reported. Russia's Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said in a televised briefing last month that Ukrainian forces had been defeated at the Dnipro River bridgehead near Kherson. AdvertisementAnd Russian military bloggers and think tanks have called out the disconnect between Moscow's public statements and the reality on the ground. Ukrainian soldiers on the Dnipro River in the Kherson region of Ukraine on September 14, 2023. AdvertisementIt added that the Kremlin "is likely setting expectations that the Russian military may fail to meet."

Persons: —, Sergei Shoigu, Mikhail Zvinchuk, Krynky, Libkos, It's, Oleksiy Organizations: Service, Kyiv Post, Russia's, Business, Military, UK's Ministry of Defence, New York Times, Washington Post, for, Kremlin Locations: Dnipro, Kyiv, Kherson, Krynky, Russian, Ukraine, Russia, Ukrainian

☆ Russian soldiers forced to rape each other says report alleging brutal violence on Ukraine frontline
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-25 | by ( Alia Shoaib | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. The outlet interviewed several Russian soldiers over three months, who described brutal conditions in which troops recruited from Russia's prisons bully and abuse mobilized soldiers while commanders remain stationed safely away from the front. AdvertisementHandcuffed to trees"It's hell here," another Russian soldier said. Verstka also published a video appearing to show an unidentified soldier being tied to a tree. Ukraine has said that Storm Z shows extremely low combat capability, according to a press release translated by Pravada .

Persons: —, Verstka, Misha Maltsev, Semyon Kiskorov, Kiskorov, Maltsev, Kirill Kudryavtsev, Pravada Organizations: Service, Business, Getty, Storm, Main Intelligence, Ministry of Defense Locations: Ukraine, Krynky, Dnipro, Yuzhno, Sakhalinsk, Russia, AFP

Two years ago, it became the first major Ukrainian city to fall, as Russians forces swept in from Crimea. Yet, as the war enters its third year, residents describe the shelling from Russian forces under a mile away across the Dnipro River as the worst yet. And despite the icy Dnipro lying between Ukrainian forces and a Russian assault, freshly dug trenches line parts of the riverside. Across the river, within line of sight, are Russian soldiers who launch near-constant shelling on to the city of Kherson. Near-constant Russian shelling has turned Kherson into a ghost city two years into the war.

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☆ Ukraine takes out one of Russia's most feared drone aces, say reports
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-27 | by ( Rebecca Rommen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Reports from various sources, including messages posted by Moisey's wife, confirm the successful operation against the feared drone ace. A Ukrainian drone team, led by drone ace "Balu," successfully hunted down Moisey's team. Ukrainian FPV ace "Balu" published footage of the strike that led to the destruction of the Russian FPV ace "Moisey". However, analysts warn that Moisey and his team are replaceable, and a new drone team could come to terrorize the supply route. AdvertisementThis week, there were unconfirmed reports that Ukraine used US-supplied HIMARS to strike a group of Russian drone pilots who had assembled for training in the occupied part of the Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine.

Persons: —, Moses, Moisey's, pX0GLPMNBq — David Hambling, Moisey, ominously, Balu, V0cnKY6UWb, WarTranslated, Dmitri Organizations: Service, Forbes, Business, UK's Ministry of Defence Locations: Russian, Dnipro, Russia, Ukrainian, Krynky, Ukraine, Donetsk

☆ Russia's elite paratroopers and marines are refusing orders to launch 'human wave attacks,' Ukraine official says
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-20 | by ( Nathan Rennolds | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Elite Russian troops are refusing to launch "human wave attacks," a Ukrainian official said. Former prisoners and poorly-trained reservists typically carry out costly frontal assaults, she said. Over the course of the Russian invasion, it has become increasingly reliant on high-risk frontal assaults. It involves waves of attacks that probe Ukrainian positions and seize small portions of territory but cost a huge loss of life. A group of Ukrainian marines sail from the riverbank of Dnipro at the frontline near Kherson, Ukraine, Saturday, Oct. 14, 2023.

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☆ Russian troops outnumber Ukrainians 4 to 1 on a key battlefront, says soldier: 'The situation is deplorable'
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-19 | by ( Thibault Spirlet | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewRussian troops have a significant advantage over Ukraine when it comes to manpower on the Dnipro River, a Ukrainian soldier said. He also said that Ukrainian forces were suffering heavy casualties, though he declined to give specific numbers. According to one Russian military blogger quoted by the UK MOD, Ukrainians have destroyed almost 90% of Russian military hardware in one village located on the east bank of the river. It's impossible to move equipment there," Ukrainian soldier Oleksiy told The New York Times in December. Meanwhile, an unnamed soldier told the BBC that some of the marines sent to help defend recent Ukrainian advances on the Dnipro "can't even swim."

Persons: —, Vanya, Oleksiy Organizations: Service, Business, Financial Times, UK Ministry of Defence, New York Times, BBC, Institute for, Russian 810th Naval Infantry Brigade Locations: Ukraine, Dnipro, Ukrainian, Krynky

☆ Russia appears helpless to stop drone attacks by Ukraine forces on the Dnipro River, UK intel says
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-14 | by ( Alia Shoaib | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Russia appears to be unable to counter Ukrainian drone attacks from the east bank of the Dnipro River, the UK MOD said. This is likely because of a shortage of Russian electronic warfare capability in the area. AdvertisementRussia appears to be unable to counter Ukraine's drone attacks on the Dnipro River because of a shortage of electronic warfare capability in the area, the UK's Ministry of Defence said. Analysts generally say Russia has the upper hand with electronic warfare technology that can jam and divert drones. However, this does not appear to be the case in the area around the Dnipro River, the UK department noted.

Persons: —, Mykhailo Fedorov Organizations: MOD, Service, UK's Ministry of Defence, Krynky, Financial Times, Analysts, CNN, for Locations: Russia, Dnipro, Ukraine, Russian

☆ Ukrainian soldiers feel they have been abandoned on a crucial part of the frontline and their situation is being 'hushed up': report
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-05 | by ( Tom Porter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A Ukrainian soldier told the BBC of the situation on a key part of the frontline. Ukrainian forces are battling to hold onto territory won back near the Dnipro River. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementA Ukrainian soldier told the BBC that Ukrainian forces fighting to defend a crucial part of the frontline feel "abandoned" by their command. In the interview, the soldier described how Ukrainian forces are struggling to reinforce and resupply their positions amid intense Russian attacks.

Persons: —, didn't, Volodymyr Zelenskyy Organizations: BBC, Service, AFP, Ukraine's Ministry of Defense, Business Locations: Ukrainian, Dnipro, Kherson, Ukraine, Krynky, Kyiv

☆ Ukraine marines hacked a Russian drone's video feed to find its base and then shelled it, video shows
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-02 | by ( Alia Shoaib | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A video shows Ukrainian forces striking a Russian drone base in Kherson. A Ukrainian drone commander said they found the site after hacking a Russian FPV drone and geolocating the footage. Drone warfare has helped Ukraine in Krynky, where its forces have established a bridgehead in recent weeks. AdvertisementUkrainian forces say they found and attacked a Russian drone base after hacking a drone and geolocating the footage. AdvertisementStrike on the base of the Russian FPV drone operators.

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☆ Video shows Russian soldier saying some troops mixed river water in a can of meat and drank it for a week so they wouldn't starve
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-01 | by ( Sonam Sheth | Lloyd Lee | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A video posted to social media appears to show a Russian soldier describing bleak conditions on the front lines in Kherson. He said that some troops mixed water from the river in a can of stewed meat and drank it for a week so they wouldn't starve. AdvertisementA video posted on social media appears to show a Russian soldier describing increasingly bleak conditions for troops on the front lines. It got so bad that some soldiers mixed water from the Dnipro River in a can of stewed meat so that they wouldn't starve to death, according to the video. Advertisement"They drink from the Dnipro River, eat whatever they find under their feet," he says in the video.

Persons: —, Anton Gerashchenko, Gerashchenko, ISW, they've Organizations: Service, Interior, Business, Troops Locations: Russian, Kherson, Dnipro, Ukraine

☆ Ukraine is taking advantage of a storm grounding Russia's air power to fortify a vital bridgehead, analysts say
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-28 | by ( Thibault Spirlet | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A cyclone is dropping heavy rain and snow around the Dnipro River in Ukraine, a think tank reported. The storm is weakening Russian air power in the area, a military analyst said. Ukrainian forces are using the time to strengthen their positions on the eastern bank, per the ISW. However, it added that winter conditions have also helped Russian troops advance to the center of Krynky, pushing Ukrainian forces out of the south of the village. AdvertisementUkraine can't bring in new troops because of high waves and wind on the right bank of the Dnipro River, it said.

Persons: —, Rybar Organizations: Service, Washington DC, Ukrainian, 36th Marine Brigades, Estonian Defense Forces ' Intelligence Center Locations: Dnipro, Ukraine, Russian, Krynky, Estonian, Russia

☆ Kremlin tries to stifle war bloggers' 'hysteria' over Ukrainian offensives in Dnipro, analysts say
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-22 | by ( Thibault Spirlet | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

However, Russian military bloggers said they're failing, per the Institute for the Study of War. AdvertisementThe Kremlin is struggling to stamp out Russian military bloggers' "hysteria" around Ukrainian offensives in the Dnipro River, according to war analysts. Shoigu's speech is likely intended to play down Russian military bloggers' fears about Russia's struggles on the eastern bank of the Dnipro River, the Institute said. On Monday, a Russian milblogger called Two Majors on Telegram, posted a letter allegedly written by a Russian soldier. It said the lack of drones in the area meant Russian forces were moving more slowly and exposed them to Ukrainian strikes.

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☆ Ukraine says Russia committing few troops to Avdiivka battle
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-22 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

A local resident walks next to residential buildings heavily damaged by Russian military strikes in the front line town of Avdiivka, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Donetsk region, Ukraine November 8, 2023. The head of Avdiivka's military administration, Vitaliy Barabash, said fighting was gripping an industrial district and Ukrainian forces were holding their positions. The Russian defence ministry's latest update mentioned that its troops were attacking villages south of Avdiivka, but gave few details. In the south, Russian forces also made missile strikes on port infrastructure in the Black Sea city of Odesa, regional officials said. Pro-Russian bloggers said Russian forces had been harrying Ukrainian forces near the village of Krynky, near marshes on the eastern bank upriver from the city of Kherson.

Persons: Nuzhnenko, Oleksandr Shtupun, Shtupun, Vitaliy Barabash, Avdiivka, Pavlo Norozhny, Ron Popeski, Oleksandr Kozhukhar, Stephen Coates Organizations: Radio Free, Radio Liberty, REUTERS, Reuters, Russia's Defence Ministry, Armed Forces, Dnipro, Thomson Locations: Avdiivka, Ukraine, Donetsk region, Radio Free Europe, Donetsk, Ukrainian, Russian, Russia, Maryinka, Kyiv, Black, Odesa, Kherson, Dnipro, Krynky, Oleshky

☆ Ukraine says its marines have fortified a captured river bank, letting them smack the Russians
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-21 | by ( Thibault Spirlet | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

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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☆ Russia Says It Scuppers More Ukrainian Attempts to Cross the Dnipro
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-21 | by ( Nov. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +2 min

The Russian defence ministry published a video which it said showed marines from the 810th Guards Naval Infantry Brigade defeating Ukrainian forces. It said Ukrainian forces were suffering heavy casualties and losing equipment in unsuccessful attempts to land on islands in the Dnipro. It is still unclear how significant the Ukrainian attempt to gain a foothold on the eastern bank of the Dnipro is. A Ukrainian counter-offensive has failed to make any significant gains this year against Russian forces. According to unverified reports by pro-Russian bloggers, Russia has been harrying Ukrainian forces near the village Krynky, near marshes on the eastern bank upriver from Kherson, from which Russia withdrew its forces in autumn 2022.

Persons: Vladimir Putin, Guy Faulconbridge, Ed Osmond Organizations: Sea Fleet, Armed Forces, 810th Guards Naval Infantry Brigade, Ukrainian, Reuters, Russian, Russia Locations: MOSCOW, Russia, Dnipro, Ukraine, War, Russian, Crimea, Ukrainian, Kherson

☆ Russia says it scuppers more Ukrainian attempts to cross the Dnipro
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-21 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Persons: Stringer, Vladimir Putin, Guy Faulconbridge, Ed Osmond Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Sea Fleet, Armed Forces, 810th Guards Naval Infantry Brigade, Ukrainian, Reuters, Russian, Russia, Thomson Locations: Dnipro, Ukraine, Zaporizhzhia, Russia, War, Russian, Crimea, Ukrainian, Kherson

Ukrainian forces say they have have “gained a foothold” on the left (eastern) bank of the Dnipro River in southern Ukraine. In March, EU member states agreed to provide Ukraine with 1 million rounds of artillery ammunition for Ukraine to be delivered within 12 months. Both Ukraine and Russia need to replenish extraordinary amounts of ammunition as a grinding war of attrition continues in Ukraine’s east and south. Sergei Khadzhikurbanov, pictured in court in 2014, has received a presidential pardon after doing a stint fighting in Ukraine. The visit was previously unannounced and comes amid concerns that the Israel-Gaza conflict will divert international attention from the war in Ukraine.

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The Ukrainian military retook the city and the area around it on the western bank of the Dnipro in November 2022. Kovalyov said Ukrainian troops were conducting sabotage and reconnaissance actions to discover and disrupt logistics for Russian ammunition and food supplies. He said the Russian military were mounting heavy resistance and had brought in reinforcements. The Ukrainian military said in its daily update that fighting was raging along the entire frontline from the south to the east, reporting 72 combat clashes in the last 24 hours. Vitalyi Barabash, head of Avdiivka's military administration, said on television that Russian forces were making a big push towards the town's industrial zone near a vast coke plant, and bringing in reinforcements.

Persons: Andriy Kovalyov, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Kovalyov, Natalia Humeniuk, Vitalyi Barabash, Yuliia Dysa, Olena Harmash, Tom Balmforth, Gareth Jones, Andrew Heavens, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: Ukrainian Marines, Russia, Ukrainian Armed Forces, YouTube, Ukrainian, ., Thomson Locations: KYIV, Kherson, Dnipro, Crimea, Russia, Ukraine, speedboats, Ukrainian, . Russian, Kyiv, Avdiivka, Moscow, Bakhmut, Donetsk

The Marine Infantry Command’s claims are the first to come directly from the Ukrainian military about advances across one of Russia’s most significant strategic barriers. Earlier this week, Andriy Yermak, head of the president’s office, confirmed for the first time that Ukraine had established a foothold on the eastern side of the river. Ukraine provided no timeline for how long it took to establish its position on the eastern bank. “Neither side is currently capable of mounting decisive offensive operations on the land in the foreseeable future,” one official said. Ukraine said its troops killed more than 1,200 Russian soldiers and wounded more than 2,200 in a series of operations to establish its position on the eastern riverbank.

Persons: Andriy Yermak, ”, can’t, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, David Cameron, Cameron, Vladimir Saldo, ” Saldo, Jill Lawless Organizations: Marine Infantry, Press, Hamas, Ukraine, European Union, British, Associated Press Locations: KYIV, Ukraine, Kherson, Russian, Crimea, Ukrainian, Gaza, U.S, Kyiv, Moscow, Russia, Krynky, London

☆ Ukraine claims a new ‘foothold’ in the country’s south. What does that mean for Kyiv’s efforts to keep the West on its side?
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-16 | by ( Nathan Hodge | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

In a recent interview with the Economist, General Valery Zaluzhny acknowledged that Ukrainian forces had failed to achieve a major breakthrough of layered Russian defensive lines. Ukrainian forces near Dnipro River. But the Ukrainian gains on the Dnipro’s left bank are tenuous. A pro-Ukrainian Telegram channel that closely tracks military operations said Thursday that “several small footholds had to be abandoned” on the Dnipro’s left bank. “Russian forces are trying to eliminate the main AFU [Armed Forces of Ukraine] bridgehead in Krynky with the support of all possible means of long-range defeat,” said one blogger.

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☆ Ukraine war live updates: Russia says it's 'destroying' Ukrainians that crossed into occupied territory, vowing to inflict 'hell' on them
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-16 | by ( Holly Ellyatt | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Russian forces say they are inflicting heavy losses on Ukrainian troops that crossed over the Dnieper River to the Russian-occupied eastern bank. Russia confirmed that Ukrainian units had crossed the Dnieper and conceded that its forces had initially been outnumbered. Since then, however, it has warned it had brought in additional forces and that it would inflict "hell" on Ukrainian units. Vladimir Saldo, the Russian-installed governor of the occupied part of the Kherson region, said Russian forces were pounding Ukrainian positions on Thursday. Saldo claimed yesterday that Ukrainian forces were blocked in the village of Krynky where "a fiery hell" awaited them.

Persons: Vladimir Saldo, Saldo Organizations: CNBC Locations: Russia, Krynky, Russian, Kherson, Ukrainian

File photo: Ukrainian sappers dig up a rocket of multiple launch system in a field, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kherson region, Ukraine November 9, 2023. REUTERS/Viacheslav Ratynskyi/File photo Acquire Licensing RightsKYIV, Nov 15 (Reuters) - Ukrainian troops have crossed the vast River Dnipro into occupied areas of Kherson region and are operating in small groups, Russia conceded on Wednesday, saying it had dispatched more troops to stop them. A Ukrainian military spokesperson added on Wednesday that Ukrainian troops were trying to push Russian forces back from the eastern bank of the river, which serves as a formidable natural barrier on the battlefield. COUNTEROFFENSIVE 'DEVELOPING'Russia has largely held Kyiv's counteroffensive at bay in the southeast, but an advance in occupied Kherson region could spread their defences thinner and ratchet up pressure. Russian troops seized Kherson region in the early days of their invasion, but retreated a year ago from the city of Kherson and other positions on the western side of the river.

Persons: Viacheslav, Vladimir Saldo, Natalia Humeniuk, Volodymyr Zelenskiy's, Andriy Yermak, Yermak, Tom Balmforth, Olena Harmash, Alex Richardson Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Thomson Locations: Ukraine, Kherson region, Dnipro, Kherson, Russia, Kyiv, Ukrainian, Russian, Moscow, Krynky, United States

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