The continued attack on bridges, pontoons and barges on the River Dnieper on the one hand, and on Russian magazines, bases and other military installations on the other, led to the second day of a campaign by Ukrainian forces to retake the Kherson region, in the south of the country, Kiev claims to have cut the logistical support lines of the invading army. Hours earlier, the Ukrainian president said it was time for Russian soldiers to flee. “Occupants must know that we are going to chase them to the border.” An adviser to Volodymyr Zelensky, however, added water to the boil by saying that “the process will not be very quick”.
Russian soldiers on the west bank of the Dnieper – military analysts estimate between 20,000 and 25,000 -, which formed three defensive lines, will now be at the mercy of Ukrainian artillery once the logistical lines have been cut, according to a spokeswoman for the Armed Forces. and several videos on social networks testify. According to the southern command, as of early Tuesday afternoon, 13 Russian military targets had been attacked in Kherson, a city included.
There are reports that Russia has sent convoys with Crimean military equipment, although these can be targeted by Ukrainian artillery, thanks to the precision and long-range weaponry provided by the United States, in particular the HIMARS. According to a Biden administration official speaking to CNN, “the US has satisfied Kiev’s requests, which were designed in part to fuel the ongoing counteroffensive.”
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