Ukrainian Presidential Advisor Oleksiy Arestovych cautioned that the offensive was going to be a "slow operation to grind the enemy", not a quick and massive campaign. 2/27/23 The General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces on Monday reported that Kremlin-installed authorities in Kherson Oblast were fleeing the region in order to escape a Ukrainian counteroffensive. Read also: Russian saboteurs active near Kherson, five groups on boats destroyed in one day. According to the ISW, Ukrainian forces made gains at several significant locations on the western bank of the Dnieper River, cutting two bridges across the river and interfering with Russias efforts to maintain supplies via barge and ferry. UK foreign minister raises BBC tax searches, India says laws are for all, Greece train crash kills at least 38 people, many of them likely students, Reporting by Rod Nickel in Kherson, Ukraine In the event Ukraine manages to encircle Russian troops in Kherson, Ukraine would also have to make fast and firm territorial gains. VideoAt the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece, Why Covid lab-leak theory is now being taken seriously, Blackpink lead top stars back on the road in Asia, Exploring the rigging claims in Nigeria's elections, 'Wales is in England' gaffe sparks TikToker's trip, Ukraine war casts shadow over India's G20 ambitions, Record numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story. [69], In the morning of 9 July, Ukrainian government authorities began to urge residents of Kherson and Zaporizhzhia Oblasts to evacuate from their homes due to an impending Ukrainian counteroffensive. KRAMATORSK, Ukraine Ukrainian soldiers, seeking to spread Russian forces thin, launched a counteroffensive on Sunday in Kherson, the key southern city that Moscow considered so . [85], Ukrainian forces destroyed a Russian ammunition depot in Radensk (approximately 26km (16mi) southeast of Kherson City) and unspecified Russian positions in Nova Kakhovka. An anonymous Western official stated that the explosions, possibly caused by a Ukrainian attack, had "put more than half of [the Russian] Black Sea fleet's naval aviation combat jets out of use. What would a Ukrainian counter-offensive in Kherson look like? Illia Ponomarenko is the defense and security reporter at the Kyiv Independent. [64], On 5 July, Ukraine launched a major bombing campaign against Russian outposts in Melitopol, reportedly killing 200 soldiers. At the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece. [27] On 9 November, Russian troops were ordered to withdraw from Kherson, the only regional capital captured since the start of the invasion. He faces a hard sell urging some holdouts to leave. After months of preparations for a counter-offensive in the south around Kherson, Ukraine launched a surprise attack in the northeastern Kharkiv Oblast, catching Russian troops off-guard and . Ukraine lost Kherson as early as March 2, amid little armed resistance, as Ukraines defenses in the south quickly collapsed to Russias heavy blitz. Feb. 27, 2023, at 7:51 p.m. Russian Forces Hammer Ukraine's Bakhmut in Quest for Breakthrough in War. Enter your email to follow this blog and receive customized notifications of new posts by email. Pro-Brexit Conservatives question UK PM Sunak's deal, After Greece train crash carnage, a soul-wrenching wait for the missing, US Treasury official visited China last week - sources, Exclusive news, data and analytics for financial market professionals. After a long, grinding assault, the bulk of the Russian forces retreated across the Dnipro to the east, and Ukrainian forces retook the city of Kherson on Nov. 11 without opposition. But high hopes that the city's return to Ukrainian control would bring normalcy have not materialized. The same day, Russian forces continued air and artillery strikes on Dnipropetrovsk, Kryvyi Rih, and Mykolaiv with Uragan rockets. The reported push appears to form part of a long-awaited counter-offensive being . But this scenario has the chance of inflicting the least amount of damage on Kherson, unlike what Russian forcesdid in their siege of Mariupol. While quickly managing to capture the city of Kherson on the western bank of the Dnipro, Russian forces were unable to proceed much further into Mykolaiv Oblast, and had to give up plans for an overland assault on the key Ukrainian port city of Odesa. Western-supplied High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) appear to have played an important role in maximising the effect of the Kharkiv offensive. Russians are not capable of completely securing the whole duration of the giant frontline in Kherson, said Kirill Mikhailov of the Conflict Intelligence Team (CIT), an open-source investigative project. On Wednesday, Russian shells hit a bus stop in the city centre, killing six people and wounding a dozen. The Russian forces originally aimed towards capturing the major port city of Odesa from the southeast, but were forced back following their defeat at the Battle of Voznesensk, and ultimately only succeeded in occupying a small part of Mykolaiv Oblast, most notably Snihurivka. Ukraine has indicated that Russia has recently made a shift from attack to defense by redeploying troops from the east to the south. In many cases, they will not be able to coordinate their actions. Liked Sir Foccus and Sir Scradges comments. It was the first major city, and the only . In general, a successful operation of this kind would require several fully equipped and strong infantry brigades enjoying very strong air cover and strong counter-battery capabilities against Russian tubed and rocket artillery. In the city of Melitopol, Ukrainian resistance leaders claimed to have killed 100 Russian soldiers by 5 June. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by Refinitiv Lipper. [88] On 26 July, Antonivka Road Bridge was hit again by a Ukrainian HIMARS missile strike. "Until we have a distance of 30-40 kilometres to the enemy, it is better for people to leave, to save their lives and health," said Oleksandr Prokudin, head of the Kherson Regional Military Administration, a position akin under martial law to governor. Russias logistical stretch in Kherson is the longest out any others in its war in Ukraine. [132] A local official claimed that Ukraine has retaken Kyselivka, but this was unable to be confirmed by September 14. Just as important to Russia's southern strategy is its. But Vasyl Nezgoda isn't so sure. Ukraine continued to strike Russian targets and approach towards Kherson over the next week. [112][113][114], From 1 to 2 September, Russian milbloggers reported further Ukrainian advances, but also a series of successful Russian counter-attacks. Has done short reporting stints in Afghanistan, Pakistan, France and Brazil and covered Hurricane Michael in Florida, Tropical Storm Nate in New Orleans and the 2016 Alberta wildfires and the campaign trails of political leaders during two Canadian election campaigns. Legal Statement. Besides, he gets deployed to the war zone of Donbas with Ukrainian combat formations. You've successfully subscribed to this newsletter! By David Brown, Bella Hurrell, Dominic Bailey, Mike Hills, Lucy Rodgers, Paul Sargeant, Alison Trowsdale, Tural Ahmedzade, Mark Bryson, Zoe Bartholomew, Sean Willmott, Sana Dionysiou, Joy Roxas, Gerry Fletcher, Jana Tauschinsk, Debie Loizou, Simon Martin and Prina Shah. Russian military commanders had reportedly requested to retreat to more defensible positions, but President Putin had intervened and forbidden any retreat which would give up Kherson city. Video, At the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece, Record numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story. [91][92][93] On 9 August, explosions heavily damaged the Russian airbase at Novofedorivka, Crimea. The aftertaste is that all of this is but a remake of Russias retreat from northern Ukraine in April, he said. KYIV, Aug 31 (Reuters) - Ukrainian forces have had "successes" in three areas of the Russian-occupied region of Kherson, a Ukrainian regional official said on Wednesday, two days after Kyiv. One example was the attack on a giant munitions dump in Nova Kakhovka on July 11. Experts across the world agree that retakingKhersonis the most feasible way for Ukraine to score a major victory over Russia and turn the tide of the war. Also in the south, Russia has continued air, missile and artillery strikes in recent days, with targets including Zaporizhzhia City.Ukraine says it has also struck Russian positions in Zaporizhzhia region.Russian forces are forcibly mobilising men in Melitopol and Zaporizhzhia, and forcing them to construct trenches and other defences, according to the ISW. The dam also serves as a bridge, along which the M14/P47 highway runs. Slava Ukraini!!! The Dnipro River is nearly 350 meters wide near the city. [99][100] On 27 August, Russian and Ukrainian forces clashed at Potomkyne in northwestern Kherson Oblast; both sides claimed that they had repelled an attack. This counter-offensive escalated in September, when Ukraine drove back Russian forces, retaking the cities of Izyum and Kupiansk, both key supply hubs for Moscow's forces. VideoRecord numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story. [65] On 7 July, Ukraine retook Snake Island,[66] affording Ukraine access to valuable sea channels and grain export lanes. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. ", "Kherson region to integrate into Russia's system of education regional authorities", "How Russia Took Over Ukraine's Internet in Occupied Territories", "Russia hands out passports in occupied Ukraine cities", "The Russian Occupation of Ukraine's Southern Regions", "Ukraine latest updates: 600 Ukrainians held captive in Kherson", "ACLED Regional Overview Europe, Caucasus, and Central Asia (4 10 June 2022) Ukraine | ReliefWeb", "A creeping annexation. Ukrainian troops took control of the key logistical hub of Lyman in Donetsk at the beginning of October. [52] The Ukrainian military took advantage[53] with attacks in the Kherson and Zaporizhzhia oblasts, forcing Russian troops out or several fortified positions south of the Inhulets river. Nine deaths reported", "Fog of war: Ukraine's counteroffensive against Russian forces", "Ukraine 'exploiting poor Russian leadership' in new offensive, says UK", "RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, SEPTEMBER 3", "Ukraine war latest: Ukraine liberates villages in south and east", "Ukraine update: Russian 'hard points' are falling in Kherson, Kharkiv, and near Izyum", "Gegenoffensive in Sdukraine. Recently, open-source monitors have also indicated a growing number of poorly-trained troops mobilized in occupied Donbas and deployed to Kherson, which may indicate an ongoing lack of manpower. Within four days, Ukraine nullified four months of success of the Russian army that cost them a huge amount of victims, Nikolay Mitrokhin, a Russian expert at Germanys Bremen University, told Al Jazeera. Officials estimate just 50,000 people remain of a pre-war population of 279,000, and they are now advising the rest to leave, as long as the city remains within range of Russia's guns across the river. Thomson Reuters. One narrow road connects the de-occupied towns of Kupiansk and Izyum to the Russian border, but the Russian retreat did not clog it up, Mitrokhin said, suggesting that a deliberate decision was made by the Kremlin to leave the area and redeploy manpower to the Donbas. On July 12, social media users and local media in occupied Melitopol posted videos showing an endless Russian military column moving towards Kherson. [170][171], Throughout the course of Ukraine's counteroffensive, they had liberated the island of Ostriv Velykyi Potomkin in November. [108] Locals reported heavy fighting across the Kherson frontline, while electrical networks temporarily failed and evacuations of civilians took place. [17] According to Pantelis Boubouras, Greece's honorary consul in Kherson, the Ukrainians had relatively easily broken the Russian first line of defense near Kherson city, but had encountered much stiffer resistance at the Russian second line of defense in the area. Legal Statement. Ukraine has already launched campaigns in Kherson Oblast as a counterweight to Russia's large-scale offensive in Donbas. Russian forces are continuing to conduct ground attacks near Bakhmut and Siversk.Ukraine says it has successfully held off the latest assaults, with intense fighting concentrated on the road network. [89], On 27 July 2022, Ukrainian forces stated that they had retaken control of the villages of Lozove and Andriivka, both on the eastern side of the Inhulets river, in Beryslav Raion in Kherson Oblast. If the West get the weapons to Ukraine, including planes, there is no reason why they cant evict the orcs from Kherson. In a first since the war began, Russia acknowledged its defeat in the region. On 10 September 2022, Taras Berezovets stated that the southern counteroffensive had been part of a "disinformation campaign" to distract Russia from the real counteroffensive being prepared in the Kharkiv oblast. (Ukrinform/via REUTERS ). Ale hlavn Ponomarenkv pln odhaluje, asi nechtn, souasnou ruskou strategii, a ukazuje, jak moc byl dosud ukrajinsk generln tb hloup, kdy pijal zpsob boje, kter si Rusov vysloven pej! Nonetheless, Russia is beefing up its defenses in the south as Kherson becomes an increasingly obvious target for a Ukrainian counter-strike beyond Donbas. "[62], Ukrainian officials first hinted at a large-scale military offensive in mid-to-late June, saying that "visible results" should be expected from Ukrainian counteroffensives by August 2022. But three months later, Ukraine's advances have halted and grim reality has set in. Ukraine's campaign to retake the occupied Kherson region is "gathering pace", Western military sources say. Russian sources also reported that Ukrainian forces liberated settlements on the Lyubomyrivka-Bilaivka-Novoolesandrivka line. "[78], Writing a few months later in The Atlantic, military historian Phillips O'Brien remarked that it was unusual for a side to openly signal an intended offensive. A view shows the damaged Antonivskyi bridge in the aftermath of shelling, in Kherson, Ukraine, in this screen grab obtained from a social media video released July 27, 2022. An armoured truck of pro-Russian troops is parked near Ukraine's former regional council's building during Ukraine-Russia conflict in the Russia-controlled city of Kherson, Ukraine July 25, 2022. [141], By 4 October, as confirmed by Institute for the Study of War (ISW), several Russian and Ukrainian sources reported that Ukrainian forces captured Davydiv Brid, Mala Oleksandrivka, Velyka Oleksandrivka, Novodmytrivka, Starosiliya, Novomykhailivka, Dudchany on the shore of the Kakhovka Reservoir, Chereshneve, Novovoskresenske, Maiske, Petropavlivka, Trinofivka, Novavasilievka, Chervone, Novohryhorivka, Nova Kamyanka, Pyatykhatky, Sablukivka, and Kachkarivka after Russian forces abandoned them to avoid encirclement on 4 October. The fighting is brutal, and Ukrainian soldiers. [150] That same day, unconfirmed reports emerged of Mylove being captured by Ukraine. [70] Residents of occupied Kherson in particular were urged to create shelters to "survive the Ukrainian counteroffensive". [55], By 1 June, the Institute for the Study of War had assessed that Ukrainian counterattacks in Kherson Oblast had successfully disrupted Russian ground lines of communication along the Inhulets river. Now as the front lines have shifted further east, placing Ukrainian forces within tens of kilometres of the border with Russia, President Zelenskyy seeks to go further, stating in a speech on Monday, We will oust them from our border., Al Jazeera Centre for Public Liberties & Human Rights, Russian state media and pro-war reporters and bloggers. Not Antoniuk, 46, who says he's going nowhere: "It's my city. Later, in the last days of August, Ukraine launched a long-heralded counter-offensive on Kherson Oblast, after first attacking with its HIMARS long-range, GPS-guided rockets the main bridge supplying Russian forces in west-bank Kherson Oblast. And Ukraine will have the opportunity of picking them off one by one., Nor is Russia capable of sending quick reinforcements to the area, as they would have to drastically reduce or even abandon their offensive in Donbas.. Glory be to God!!! Ukrainian fighters were able to take advantage of a weaker presence of Russian forces in eastern Ukraine, following the redeployment of Russian fighters to Donetsk and the southern axis, where a Ukrainian offensive in Kherson presented a threat. [167], On 13 November, the administration of the Kherson Oblast called on Kherson residents and residents of other recently liberated areas on the right bank of the Dnieper to evacuate to safer parts of the country due to fears that Russian forces could "begin fighting against the civilian population". [146], On 15 October, a major Ukrainian counteroffensive resumed on the northern Kherson front in the direction of Dudchany, Mylove and Sukhanovi. The territorial gains have been made while Moscow is focused on repelling Ukraine's southern counter-offensive around Kherson and could weaken Russia's hold on the Donbas region, analysts said. The southern Ukraine campaign is an ongoing theatre of operation in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, which began on 24 February.From their base in Russian-occupied Crimea, the Russian Armed Forces attacked Kherson Oblast, Mykolaiv Oblast, and Zaporizhzhia Oblast in southern Ukraine, battling the Armed Forces of Ukraine.. REUTERS/Rod Nickel. [79], In early July, the Ukrainian army engaged in minor skirmishes with Russian forces. He covers national security issues, as well as military technologies, production, and defense reforms in Ukraine. Ukrainian officials reported that Russian forces may be preparing for offensive operations in Zaporizhia and Kherson oblasts. [42] A referendum was reportedly planned by Russian occupation authorities in the region for late 2022 to annex Kherson and Zaporizhzhia oblasts, while the occupied parts of the Mykolaiv Oblast would be included in the Kherson MSA,[43] but officials soon moved the date forwards to autumn[44][45] amid fears of being set back by the Ukrainian Army, according to U.K. intelligence officials. See here for a complete list of exchanges and delays. 2023 FOX News Network, LLC. DeSantis won't say he's running. [41], In late May, Russian government officials acknowledged plans to annex all three oblasts and were reportedly setting conditions on occupied territory within Zaporizhzhia. Ukraines 81st Airborne Brigade trooper takes cover during a Russian rocket attack near the town of Siversk in Donetsk Oblast on July 5, 2022. [63] A Ukrainian general stated on 15 June that if Ukraine were supplied sufficient weapons, it would be able to mount a massive counteroffensive by the summer. Russian milbloggers claimed that battles were ongoing at Myrne[uk], Soldatske and Snihurivka, Ukraine had retaken Ternovi Pody, but been repelled at Pravdyne and Oleksandrivka. Reuters provides business, financial, national and international news to professionals via desktop terminals, the world's media organizations, industry events and directly to consumers. (REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko). And transportation bottlenecks force Russian forces to keep their supplies concentrated in a few locations near train stations. A key bridge into the city of Kherson is now out of action after Ukrainian forces struck . [20] A total area of 2,400 square kilometers in the south of Ukraine had been liberated since the beginning of the war. [138][139] On 5 October, the pro-Russian deputy head of the Kherson region, Kirill Stremousov, stated that Russian forces were "regrouping" in order to "strike back" at Ukrainian troops; he added that the Ukrainian advance had been "halted" and therefore it was "not possible" for the AFU to break through to the city of Kherson. He said his administration evacuates about 100 people from the city daily on trains and buses on a voluntary basis. But these campaigns dont have much to show for themselves. [168] During Zelenskyy's speech in Kherson on 14 November, the NOS described the situation on the ground as "a sort of unspoken ceasefire", and that "both belligerents had taken a kind of break and were not extensively shooting at each other." Thank you! ", "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, August 31", "Ukrainian adviser warns progress will be slow as southern counterattack begins", "Ukraine claims to have breached Russian lines as it battles to retake Kherson", "Ukraine Claims Breakthroughs Made Against Russian Forces In Southern Offensive", "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, September 1", "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, September 2", " 2 128- ", "In the Transcarpathian region, mourning has been declared for the dead soldiers of the 128th mountain assault brigade. On 9 December, some Ukrainian officials, such as presidential advisor Oleksii Arestovych and Lieutenant Colonel Konstiantyn Mashovets, as well as some unofficial Russian sources, claimed that Russian forces, specifically the 80th Arctic Motor Rifle Brigade, 25th Spetsnaz Regiment, and 4th BARS Special Combat Army Reserve, had re-occupied the island following a successful amphibious operation. See here for a complete list of exchanges and delays. Ukrainian forces destroyed Russian pontoon bridges. According to estimates, Russia may have deployed at least over 10 battalion tactical groups (BTGs) to the area. Ukrainian advances were also reported at Ternovi Pody and Lyubomyrivka. [28] Ukrainian forces liberated the city of Kherson two days later, on 11 November.[7]. Russian forces used Shahed-136 drones recently purchased from Iran in the attacks, as well as ballistic and cruise missiles. Should Russian S-300s, S-400s, Tor-Ms, and Buk-Ms air defense systems be largely suppressed particularly by the HIMARS which have already proved capable of destroying S-400s in occupied Luhansk on July 13 Ukrainian Bayraktar TB2 drones would have a green light to strike. [22], On 9 November, Ukrainian forces were close to entering Snihurivka;[153] Russia announced the withdrawal of its troops from Kherson and the right bank of the Dnieper. Read about our approach to external linking. Kyiv, Ukraine mayor asks the United States directly for defense assistance. During the siege, Russian forces managed to isolate the city, with little hope for the Ukrainian garrison, but then desolated and stormed the city in a bid to gain a quick victory. Were bringing the voice of Ukraine to the world. This is one of the favoring factors behind a potential Ukrainian counter-offensive. The Ukrainian General Staff reported that Russian forces are defending in Zaporizhia and Kherson oblasts but are trying to create conditions that will allow Russian forces to conduct offensives in some unspecified areas . This would be a daring mission, demanding the most effective contribution of all components ranging from infantry to air defense and counter-battery activity. He announced that they had been killed in Kherson by Ukrainian artillery attacks in the region. The latest Ukrainian advance came after months of successful attacks on Russian positions on the west side of the Dnipro River, aimed at disrupting Russian supply lines. Ukraine will have the opportunity of picking them off one by one.. [80] Ukrainian troops struck Nova Kakhovka, a Russian command post in Kherson city, with HIMARS missiles, and claimed it killed 12 officers and a Russian major general. [165] On the same day, the Russian occupation authorities announced that they were preparing to leave the town of Nova Kakhovka, located on the east bank of the Dnieper River. Read about our approach to external linking. Ukraine launched its counter-offensive in the east earlier this week, while international attention was focused on an anticipated advance near the southern city of Kherson. [151], In late October 2022, Ramzan Kadyrov acknowledged the deaths of 23 Kadyrovites and the injury of 58 others in a rare announcement acknowledging casualties. 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