Russian authorities are working to contain Russian military bloggers’ concerns about Ukrainian operations on the eastern bank of the Dnieper in the Kherson region.
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The Russian Defense Minister claimed that Russian forces prevented all attempts by Ukraine to successfully conduct “amphibious operations in the Kherson direction.”
According to the Institute for the Study of War, Shoigu’s statement is likely an attempt to downplay concerns among some Russian military bloggers about Russia’s inability to decisively repel Ukrainian attacks on the eastern bank of the Dnipro River, but is unlikely to calm the perennial mood becomes. growing complaints in the Russian information space.
Russian military bloggers continue to acknowledge the Ukrainian presence on the eastern (left) bank of Kherson Oblast and complain about the inability of Russian forces to suppress Ukrainian operations in the region.
Russian sources say Ukrainian forces continue to hold positions in Krynky and near the Antonivsky road bridge, as well as the small railway bridge six kilometers east of the Antonivsky bridge.
The British Ministry of Defense says: “The fighting for Krynky continues: The fighting for Krynky is smaller in scale than some of the major battles of the war, but is viewed by the Russian leadership as very regrettable.”
Russia withdrew from the western bank of the Dnipro River a year ago, almost certainly in an effort to hold back Ukrainian forces west of the river, keep the area quiet and free Russian forces elsewhere.