Russian army is unsuccessfully trying to drive Ukrainian marines out of Dnipro's left bank

Dmytro Pletenchuk, Head of the Strategic Communications Center of the Southern Defence Forces, said this on Espreso TV.

“The invading Russian forces unsuccessfully tried 5 times to drive our marines from their footholds on the left bank of the Dnipro River. Enemy aircraft, including Su-25, Mi-8 and Mi-24, are constantly firing at these positions, throwing missiles at the area. Nevertheless, the guys are holding on, despite the fact that it is very difficult. The main problem is not even the fact that they need to hold their positions there, but the fact that logistics are complicated by the presence of the river on the logistics route. We are talking about rotation, ammunition, and evacuation. That is why we are doing everything we can to ensure their work on Dnipro's left bank in the Kherson region. Everyone understands how important this bridgehead is," he said.

Russian forces are using the left bank to randomly shell settlements on the right bank, including the city of Kherson, where they are hitting with artillery. However, this is not happening with impunity for them. The Russian forces are suffering significant losses in equipment and personnel, said Pletenchuk.

"Over the past two days, the invaders have been losing 15 or more pieces of artillery. We observe the activity of drones in the sector, more than 300 of them, mostly Lancets and FPV drones. We are repelling these attacks and working on them. Russians are also losing personnel. Yesterday, they suffered more than 150 casualties, half of them are dead. On that day, it all started with the same fighting. In the morning, they also lost more than 15 people. The Russians are losing samples of equipment and weapons, but remain in their positions," he added.

• On March 19, the General Staff reported that Russia did not give up its intention to drive Ukrainian units from the bridgeheads on the left bank of the Dnipro River, and attacked the positions of Ukrainian defenders five times near the village of Krynky in the Kherson region.