Ukraine intercepts Russian sabotage teams making an attempt to push towards Kherson

Ukrainian troopers repelled Russian sabotage and reconnaissance teams as they have been making an attempt to advance in direction of town of Kherson in a single day on Dec. 20, Governor Oleksandr Prokudin mentioned.

The stories come amid an anticipated large-scale Russian advance in Kherson Oblast. In early December, Russian troops have been finishing up assaults within the southern area to achieve a foothold on islands within the Dnipro River delta.

Prokudin mentioned earlier that Moscow has assembled "300 boats to cross the river."

Russian forces launched an enormous aerial assault on Kherson and its outskirts from the occupied a part of Kherson Oblast in a single day on Dec. 20, focusing on residential areas and significant infrastructure. One individual was killed, and a minimum of 9 others have been injured, in line with the native authorities.

Kherson and different regional settlements west of the Dnipro River have been subjected to near-daily Russian strikes since Ukraine liberated the realm in November 2022 and Russian troops have been pushed to the east of the river.

Russian troops have intensified floor assaults in a number of areas alongside the entrance line over the previous few days however failed to interrupt by Ukraine's protection traces, Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi mentioned on Dec. 19.

Moscow's forces carry on advancing in Donetsk Oblast in an try and occupy the important thing cities of Pokrovsk and Kurakhove. Ukraine has additionally been constructing heavy fortifications close to the southern metropolis of Zaporizhzhia in preparations for a possible Russian offensive within the area.

On a forgotten part of Ukraine’s front line, Russian forces mass for assault on Dnipro islandsWith attention focused on Moscow’s grinding advances in Donbas, and Ukraine’s efforts to hold onto Russian territory in Kursk Oblast, one area of the front lines continues to see daily battles but little coverage. Ukrainian and Russian forces are locked in an ongoing fight over a series of small is…The Kyiv IndependentKhrystyna Zhevlakova