[95][96] On August 22, Russian forces achieved some success east of the city of Mykolaiv and in northwestern Kherson Oblast, driving Ukrainian forces 36km from the front line to the north and 28km deep into the territory of Mykolaiv Oblast with two objectives, to force a westward direction towards the city Mykolaiv or in a northerly direction towards the Dnipropetrovsk Oblast with the intention of capturing the city of Kryvyi Rih, which hosts a strong Ukrainian troop concentration, and from where a counter-offensive on Kherson, Melitopol, Enerhodar, Berdyansk and Crimea is planned. Read also: Russia shells Kherson Oblast almost 80 times in the past day, killing two, injuring seven. He covers national security issues, as well as military technologies, production, and defense reforms in Ukraine. They need far more HIMARS, far more drones and, as you say, modern planes. [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. [108] Locals reported heavy fighting across the Kherson frontline, while electrical networks temporarily failed and evacuations of civilians took place. On the same day, Russian forces took control of Blahodatne (referred to by the Russian Ministry of Defense as Komsomolsky) about 45km east of the town of Mykolaiv and a 12 square kilometer zone of control. [157] Ukrainian forces had also regained control of the village of Kyselivka, fifteen kilometers northwest of Kherson. 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[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. Ukraines 81st Airborne Brigade trooper takes cover during a Russian rocket attack near the town of Siversk in Donetsk Oblast on July 5, 2022. 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. Moscow has claimed that the withdrawal of troops on September 10 from the Balakliia-Izyum line was part of a regrouping effort. On Wednesday, Russian shells hit a bus stop in the city centre, killing six people and wounding a dozen. Illia Ponomarenko is the defense and security reporter at the Kyiv Independent. 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. Thanks to local terrain and Russian military flaws, Ukraines plan may in fact be realistic. Ukraine lost Kherson as early as March 2, amid little armed resistance, as Ukraines defenses in the south quickly collapsed to Russias heavy blitz. Running total of donations to the Salvation Army Ukraine fund for displaced Ukrainians : $ 1,611 !! It was the first major city, and the only . 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. Russia used heavy artillery to keep Ukrainian forces at a distance . [77], On 24 July, Serhiy Khlan, a Kherson region official, stated that "the Kherson region will definitely be liberated by September, and all the occupiers' plans will fail. Nonetheless, due to its strategic importance, the Russian military refused to leave it despite constant losses. Market data provided by Factset. or redistributed. Meanwhile, Russia and Ukraine continued to conduct air strikes in the area, with Ukraine's Southern Operational Command claiming successful hits on three river crossings (Antonivka and Darivka bridges, and the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant) and two Russian battalion tactical groups. [109] The Ukrainian government and military largely refused to talk about territorial changes on the offensive's first day, though anonymous Ukrainian officials, Western journalists and a number of Russian milbloggers reported that Ukrainian troops had captured several settlements north and northwest of Kherson, at a bridgehead across the Inhulets River, as well as south of the Kherson-Dnipropetrovsk Oblast border. Russias logistical stretch in Kherson is the longest out any others in its war in Ukraine. Over four months of war, the airfield became the scene of dozens of devastating Ukrainian attacks, in which scores of Russian aircraft and hardware were destroyed. Kyiv has declared its intentions to liberate the only regional capital captured by Russia following theFeb. 24 full-scale invasion. [112][113][114], From 1 to 2 September, Russian milbloggers reported further Ukrainian advances, but also a series of successful Russian counter-attacks. (REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko). 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. If successful, Russian forces in Kherson would be backed up against a giant natural obstacle. 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. 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. [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. 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. Many don't go far. 2023 FOX News Network, LLC. (Zbroini syly Ukrainy, Armed Forces of Ukraine). []. The same day, Russian forces continued air and artillery strikes on Dnipropetrovsk, Kryvyi Rih, and Mykolaiv with Uragan rockets. People help each other in their own way," he said. And, according to CITs Kirill Mikhailov, the more military power Russia is deploying to Kherson, the more problematic its logistics inevitably becomes due to the local terrain. 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What would a Ukrainian counter-offensive in Kherson look like? Nonetheless, Russia is beefing up its defenses in the south as Kherson becomes an increasingly obvious target for a Ukrainian counter-strike beyond Donbas. [150] That same day, unconfirmed reports emerged of Mylove being captured by Ukraine. Market data provided by Factset. [140] The same day, Russian officers were reported as withdrawing from Snihurivka while some troops remained. Get all the stories you need-to-know from the most powerful name in news delivered first thing every morning to your inbox. The current Ukrainian ground attacks appear to be aimed at driving a . in order to reach the banks of the Dnieper river north-east of Kherson city. When the time comes, Ukrainian ground units could try to advance some 20-30 kilometers south, closer to Khersons outskirts, particularly the ill-fated Chornobaivka airfield used by the Russian Air Force. DeSantis won't say he's running. 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