ISW: Ukrainian Marines Defeat Russian Troops, Occupy Left Bank Of Dnipro

• 20.10.2023, 7:47

The breakthrough turned out to be much larger than all previous raids.

American analysts from the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) believe that the Ukrainian armed forces' offensive on the left bank of the Dnipro River in Kherson region is larger in scale than the raids that came before.

According to the ISW report, geolocation footage indicates the presence of the Ukrainian military along the Dnipro shoreline and near the Antonivsky Bridge

According to Russian propagandists, on Thursday, October 19, two sabotage and reconnaissance groups of the Ukrainian Marine Infantry Brigade forced the Dnipro, defeated occupier troops in the area and gained a bridgehead in the village of Krynki.

Although the Russian infantry allegedly counterattacked the AFU, however, the Ukrainian Defence Forces still control houses in Krynki and are waiting for reinforcements.

Another Russian blogger claims that Ukrainian forces used more manpower in the attacks on Krynki than before.

Some Russian sources, including the head of the Kherson regional occupation administration, Volodymyr Saldo, say that Russian troops have pushed back Ukrainian forces from the Poima-Peschanivka-Podstepne area to positions along the Dnipro coast and near the Antonivsky railway bridge.

It is added that the AFU is trying to rest and regroup under constant airstrikes and shelling by the occupants.