Ukrainian forces take positions on Dnipro's left bank in Kherson region - ISW

The Institute for the Study of War (ISW) reported this. 

It is noted that Russian military bloggers have provided enough geo-referenced video footage and text messages to confirm that as of April 22, Ukrainian troops have taken positions on the left bank of the Dnipro River in the Kherson region, but it is unknown to what extent and with what intentions.

“Geolocated footage published by a Russian milblogger on April 22 shows that Ukrainian forces have established positions on the Dnipro River bank north of Oleshky (7km southwest of Kherson City) and advanced up to the northern outskirts of the settlement on the E97 highway, as well as west of Dachi (10km south of Kherson City).[1] This footage also indicates that Russian forces may not control islands in the Kinka and Chaika rivers less than half a kilometer north of the geolocated Ukrainian positions near the Antonivsky Bridge,” the experts noted. 

In particular, Russian military bloggers claimed that Ukrainian forces have been holding positions on the eastern bank of the Dnipro River in the Kherson region for several weeks, have established stable supply lines to these positions, and regularly conduct sorties in the area, all of which indicate that Russia does not control the area.

A map by another military blogger shows that Russian forces do not control some islands in the Dnipro Delta southwest of Kherson as of April 22, suggesting that Ukrainian forces may be advancing to these islands.

“Some milbloggers complained that the slow rate of Russian artillery fire due to the over-centralization of the Russian military command allowed Ukrainian forces to land on the east bank.[4] Russian forces may be prioritizing maintaining defenses in urban areas such as Oleshky and Nova Kakhovka, leaving the islands in the Dnipro River delta unmanned,” the ISW added. 

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