Russia's sabotage teams try to achieve a foothold and have elevated the variety of assaults in Kherson Oblast, Governor Oleksandr Prokudin stated on Dec. 26 on nationwide tv.
Prokudin's assertion comes amid an anticipated large-scale Russian advance in Kherson Oblast. In early December, Russian troops carried out assaults within the southern area to achieve a foothold on islands within the Dnipro River delta.
"We’re observing a rise in enemy exercise. We perceive the locations the place enemy airborne teams can land, and the (Ukrainian) Protection Forces are able to destroy them," Prokudin stated.
Assaults are "not uncommon," and Russian troopers try to achieve a foothold on the western financial institution of the Dnipro usually, in response to the governor. Nonetheless, none of those makes an attempt have been profitable, he added.
Russian diversionary teams try to achieve a foothold on the islands close to Kherson or on the western financial institution of the river on daily basis, Prokudin stated, including that "all of the diversionists have been eradicated."
The Russian navy has been making an attempt to advance on Kozatsky Island, Velykyi Potemkin Island, and the southern island of Zabych in current weeks, Vladyslav Voloshyn, the spokesperson for the Ukrainian navy's Southern Command, advised Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) on Dec. 24.
Kherson and different regional settlements west of the Dnipro River have been subjected to near-daily Russian strikes since Ukraine liberated the world in November 2022, pushing Russian troops 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 means of Ukraine's protection traces, Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi stated on Dec. 19.
The Kyiv IndependentAsami Terajima