Thomson Reuters. [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." The current Ukrainian ground attacks appear to be aimed at driving a . [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. [122][123][124][125] On 6 September, Ukraine started a second offensive in the Kharkiv area, where it achieved a rapid breakthrough. Meanwhile, Ukrainian attacks also continued along the southern frontline, though reports about territorial changes were largely unverifiable. VideoRecord numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story. If the highway is cut off by Ukraine, Russian forces would have no way of getting across the Dnipro. Ukrainian troops have won a major victory against Russia, taking control of the western Kherson region, including Kherson city. 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. [132] A local official claimed that Ukraine has retaken Kyselivka, but this was unable to be confirmed by September 14. Writing: Kyiv's long discussion and then an announcement of a counter-offensive operation aimed at Kherson Oblast drew substantial Russian troops away from the sectors on which Ukrainian forces have conducted decisive attacks in the past several days,[102], On 29 August, Zelenskyy announced the start of a full-scale counteroffensive to retake Russian-occupied territory in the south, a claim that was corroborated by the Ukrainian parliament as well as Operational Command South. [61] On 30 August, shootouts and explosions were recorded in the city, which Russian officials attributed to "spies and saboteurs. 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. But Vasyl Nezgoda isn't so sure. How did Ukrainian officials frame the attack in Kherson? 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 . Read also: Russians strike public transport stop in Kherson, killing six and injuring 12. He covers national security issues, as well as military technologies, production, and defense reforms in Ukraine. Ukrainian forces have slowly been regaining ground on the southern front, and are reportedly poised for a major counter-offensive towards the city of Kherson. T he great wars of the 20th century pivoted on counter-offensives: the Allied landings at Normandy; Douglas MacArthur's surprise attack on Inchon in the Korean war; Norman Schwarzkopf's "left. Enter your email to follow this blog and receive customized notifications of new posts by email. That's according to a Thursday update from British defense and intelligence officials. Prokudin previously led Kherson region's National Police department. Both towns were major logistical hubs for Russian forces in Donbas. Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles. 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. On 24 September 2022, The New York Times reported that Ukrainian commanders and servicemen acknowledged suffering heavy losses during the Kherson offensive, mostly caused by lack of ammunition, strong Russian defenses and the role of Russian artillery. Ukraine's campaign to retake the occupied Kherson region is "gathering pace", Western military sources say. 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[28] Ukrainian forces liberated the city of Kherson two days later, on 11 November.[7]. Russia invaded most of Kherson Oblast, in the south of Ukraine, in the early part of Moscows full-scale invasion of Ukraine. THE UKRAINE WAR SHOCKED THE WORLD. FILE PHOTO: Ukrainian service members are seen next an infantry fighting vehicle near the . [172][173][174][175] However, this was contested by Serhii Khlan[uk], advisor to the governor of Kherson, who stated that Russia did not have any presence on the island. Read about our approach to external linking. KHERSON, Ukraine, Feb 23 (Reuters) - Vladyslav Antoniuk felt euphoric three months ago when he returned to his home city Kherson, the day Ukrainian troops rolled back in and jubilant residents waved blue and yellow flags in the main square to celebrate. [11] Ukrainian officials also claimed that they had hit and destroyed a large Russian base in the area[106] amid a general increase of Ukrainian air and artillery bombardments of Russian positions. [91], On 20 August, Russian forces launched a minor offensive in southern Ukraine, with Ukrainian sources admitting that Russian forces had advanced and made gains in the towns of Blahodatne and Vasylky in Mykolaiv Oblast. [27] On 9 November, Russian troops were ordered to withdraw from Kherson, the only regional capital captured since the start of the invasion. Ukrainian artillery would also be close enough to prevent Russian forces from installing any sort of river cross, such as floating bridges. Nonetheless, Russia is beefing up its defenses in the south as Kherson becomes an increasingly obvious target for a Ukrainian counter-strike beyond Donbas. Ukraine would have to impose firm control over the M14/P47 highway that runs east of Kherson and connects the city with Nova Kakhovka, one of Russias key bases in Ukraines southern Kherson Oblast and the site of recent attacks on Russian ammunition depots carried out with the help of newly delivered Western weapons. Russian efforts to seize the Donbas region in its entirety have been thwarted by the precision efforts of Ukrainian forces, with Kupiansk and Izyum both significant logistical hubs for Russian forces being reclaimed by Kyiv in recent days. At the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece. Many don't go far. [51], On 18 April, Russian, DPR, and LPR forces launched the Battle of Donbas, requiring some of their forces to be transferred to the east. Residents endured eight months of what many describe as a brutal Russian occupation. He suggested that by encouraging the Russians to bring soldiers to the western side of the Dneiper and then attacking the bridges, it was creating a trap for them. A Russian military truck drives past an unexploded munition during Ukraine-Russia conflict in the Russia-controlled village of Chornobaivka, Ukraine July 26, 2022. [54] In late May, Ukraine launched minor attacks on the border between Zaporizhzhia and Donetsk Oblasts. and "ZSU!" "Russia's 49th Army, stationed on the west bank of the Dnipro River, now looks highly vulnerable," it said in a regular intelligence bulletin on Twitter, adding that Kherson was virtually cut off from the other territories occupied by Russia. [58], There were numerous reports of partisan warfare within the occupied territories. Read the original article on The New Voice of Ukraine, Russia shells Kherson Oblast almost 80 times in the past day, killing two, injuring seven, Russian saboteurs active near Kherson, five groups on boats destroyed in one day, Russians strike public transport stop in Kherson, killing six and injuring 12, Chicago Mayor Lightfoot ousted; Vallas, Johnson in runoff, King asks Duke and Duchess of Sussex to move out of Frogmore so Prince Andrew can move in, Biden Mocks Marjorie Taylor Greene With 1 Simple Hand Gesture, A Nebraska high-school cheerleader competed on her own after the rest of her squad quit. Russias logistical stretch in Kherson is the longest out any others in its war in Ukraine. Access unmatched financial data, news and content in a highly-customised workflow experience on desktop, web and mobile. The 2022 Kharkiv counteroffensive was a counteroffensive by the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the Russian-occupied Ukrainian territory of the Kharkiv Oblast which was launched on 6 September 2022. 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. They cant have a wholesome line of trenches. Ukraines 81st Airborne Brigade trooper takes cover during a Russian rocket attack near the town of Siversk in Donetsk Oblast on July 5, 2022. [76] Later, Reznikov said that there was a misunderstanding during his interview, and that 1 million is the total manpower of the Ukrainian "security and defense sector". [140] The same day, Russian officers were reported as withdrawing from Snihurivka while some troops remained. Now, after over 140 days of war, Russia claims Kherson Oblast is full-fledged Russian territory, and is threatening to stage a referendum, thereby annexing yet another Ukrainian region like it did with Crimea in 2014. Read also: Russian saboteurs active near Kherson, five groups on boats destroyed in one day. WE MUST ACT NOW TO PREVENT THE NEXT ONE IN ASIA, The update continued: "Its loss would severely undermine Russia's attempts to paint the occupation as a success. [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. Legal Statement. He faces a hard sell urging some holdouts to leave. [11] The authorities in occupied Kherson called these claims "fake" and "an illusion",[107] but also announced a workplace evacuation from Nova Kakhova following Ukrainian missile strikes. May God grant the UAF many opportunities to do just that. This is one of the favoring factors behind a potential Ukrainian counter-offensive. In Kherson city, there were reports of fighting between Ukrainian partisans and pro-Russian security forces. According to Ukraines Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov, President Volodymyr Zelensky has already charged the military with a mission to establish a plan to de-occupyUkraines south, as its seaside regions are vital to the national economy. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has ordered a local prosecutor to hand over information on why a suspect with a history of violent crime as a juvenile was not in prison, but on the street where he allegedly carried out a deadly shooting spree last week. Ukraine has made it clear that it intends to take back Kherson, a Russian-occupied city in the south, as its counter-offensive gains momentum. 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. To indicate which parts of Ukraine are under control by Russian troops we are using daily assessments published by the Institute for the Study of War with the American Enterprise Institute's Critical Threats Project. [143] Novovasylivka, Novohryhorivka, Nova Kamyanka, Tryfonivka and Chervone in the Beryslav Raion were officially under the control of Ukrainian forces as late as 12 October. There are three key objectives Ukraine has to meet in order to encircle Russian troops and force them to surrender in Kherson. Ukraine and Russia have been at war since February 24 when Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered his forces into Ukraine in what Moscow called a "special military operation" to demilitarize and "denazify" the country. Meanwhile, Ukraine intensified its attacks on Russian concentration points, ammunition depots, bridges and other targets. Support us with a one-time donation, or become a Patron! ', Death toll keeps rising in Greece's deadliest train crash, Russians shell two settlements in Kherson Oblast, three wounded, including one-year-old child, Pour Salt Down Your Drain At Night, Here's Why, Ukraine war latest: Kyiv says Russia prepares for offensive in southern Ukraine, Shelling of Kherson: number of people killed increases to 2, One-year-old child sustains shrapnel wounds in Chornobaivka after Russian attack. [48] Western governments denounced the referendums as illegitimate and refused to recognize its results, and their illegitimacy was later confirmed with the adoption of United Nations General Assembly Resolution ES-11/4. They cut short the lives of at least 10 Rushists (Russian fascists), destroyed another mortar, two multiple rocket launchers and three artillery gun systems, with which Kherson Oblast was shelled, the General Staff said in its morning report on Facebook. [70] Residents of occupied Kherson in particular were urged to create shelters to "survive the Ukrainian counteroffensive". [65] On 7 July, Ukraine retook Snake Island,[66] affording Ukraine access to valuable sea channels and grain export lanes. 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Fox News correspondent Lucas Tomlinson reports from Kyiv, Ukraine on the latest in their defense efforts against Russia more than five months after the beginning of the invasion on 'Special Report.'. ", "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. [166] The following day, Russian media reported that 20 Ukrainian "saboteurs" from the country's armed forces and four vessels had been destroyed in an attempt to land in Pokrovske on the Kinburn Peninsula. [181], Following the liberation of Kherson, the Institute for the Study of War argued that "Russias withdrawal from Kherson City is igniting an ideological fracture between pro-war figures and Russian President Vladimir Putin, eroding confidence in Putins commitment and ability to deliver his war promises", noting criticism toward the Russian government from nationalist figures such as Aleksandr Dugin, Igor "Strelkov" Girkin and the Wagner Group; the ISW also noted how "Russian military leadership is trying and largely failing to integrate combat forces drawn from many different organizations and of many different types and levels of skill and equipment into a more cohesive fighting force in Ukraine", especially noting the lack of organization of military forces coming from Donetsk People's Republic and Luhansk People's Republic. The best they can have is strong points in certain populated areas or road junctions. 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. [179] Thus, Russian frontlines in Kharkiv oblast were left relatively unprotected to Ukrainian advances. [180] Ukrainian colonel Vadym Sukharevsky credited part of Ukraine's victory in Kherson to the artillery systems, guided munitions and long-range rocket launchers sent by Western partner countries for an article by The Washington Post. 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. While Kherson city's population is shrinking, other Ukrainian-held areas further from the front line in surrounding Kherson region, known as Ukraine's fruit basket, are receiving more people. Social media footage and Russian milblogger discourse also indicated that Ukrainian forces made advances west of the T0403 highway, liberating Khreschenivka on 1 October. Ukraine has made it clear that it intends to take back Kherson, a Russian-occupied city in the south, as its counter-offensive gains momentum. [10], On 2 October, just two days after Russia's annexation of Kherson along with the Zaporizhzhia, Luhansk and Donetsk regions, and a day after Ukrainian forces recaptured the strategic Lyman railway junction in the Donetsk region, Ukrainian forces started the counteroffensive along the line from Arkhanhelske to Osokorivka in the Kherson region south of the Kherson-Dnipropetrovsk border. Russian forces operating in the East are believed to include regular Russian troops, mobilised servicemen, Wagner private contractors, Chechen units and personnel from the so-called Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics. Get all the stories you need-to-know from the most powerful name in news delivered first thing every morning to your inbox. "I am not thinking about leaving.". [101], The Institute for the Study of War has credited the Ukrainian southern offensive with allowing the Kharkiv offensive to be so successful. Ukrainian officials reported that Russian forces may be preparing for offensive operations in Zaporizhia and Kherson oblasts. Feb. 27, 2023, at 7:51 p.m. Russian Forces Hammer Ukraine's Bakhmut in Quest for Breakthrough in War. They need to take back Kherson oblast before the end of September, to give them time to secure it before heading to Mariupol and perhaps Crimea too. In a first since the war began, Russia acknowledged its defeat in the region. Besides, a strong air defense would be necessary against Russian aviation based in large numbers in occupied Crimea. As part of a counter-offensive operation, Ukraine would likely seek to block the occupied city, cut the Russian garrison off from supplies and reinforcements, and hold the blockade until Russia surrenders. All rights reserved. In the early days of the war, Russian troops captured several cities in Southern Ukraine, including Melitopol and Kherson,[29][user-generated source? DeSantis won't say he's running. 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. The map below shows the areas recaptured by Ukraine since September 6. On July 12, social media users and local media in occupied Melitopol posted videos showing an endless Russian military column moving towards Kherson. On 12 November, a video allegedly showed Ukrainian special forces crossing the DnieperBug estuary in speedboats and attacking Russian forces stationed on the Kinburn Peninsula. Ukraines counteroffensive, which began on September 6, took the Kremlin by surprise, both in terms of speed and the dynamism of advances with large pockets in Kharkiv oblast being reclaimed. 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(Laurent van der Stockt/Getty Images). Illia Ponomarenko is the defense and security reporter at the Kyiv Independent. The authorities reportedly erected a statue of Vladimir Lenin in the town square, introduced Russian curriculum to the local school system,[35] rerouted internet servers to Russia,[36] issued Russian passports,[37] and began circulating the Ruble. Hawara: 'What happened was horrific and barbaric'. [31][32] In Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Russian troops pushed north and successfully defeated Ukrainian servicemen at the Battle of Enerhodar, thus seizing the city and the adjacent Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, the largest nuclear plant in continental Europe. Due to the lack of roads in the oblast and few bridges across the Dnipro River, Russian logistics are slower in Kherson. Ukrainian forces continued to advance south in the direction of Nova Kakhovka, and geolocated footage showed that they liberated Mykhailivka, Havrylivka, and Novooleksandrivka along the T0403. 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