closer schreef op 15 november 2023 13:31:
2h ago 11.58 CET
Russia says Ukrainian forces have crossed the River Dnipro but face 'hell fire' and death
Ukrainian troops are trying to push back Russian forces along the Dnipro River in southern Kherson region, the military said on Wednesday, calling for operational “silence” along what it described as a “fairly fluid” frontline.
Ukraine said on Tuesday it had secured a foothold on the Russian-occupied eastern bank of the vast river, for the first time confirming an advance that could open a new line of attack towards occupied Crimea.
A Russian-installed official, Vladimir Saldo, said Moscow’s military had pinned down Ukrainian forces who crossed on to the river’s eastern bank and was raining “hell fire” on them.
“Our additional forces have now been brought in. The enemy is trapped in (the settlement of) Krynki and a fiery hell has been arranged for him: bombs, rockets, heavy flamethrower systems, artillery shells, and drones,” Saldo said.
“They (the Ukrainians) are sitting in basements and run from one basement to another at night. In the last two or three days alone, total enemy losses have totalled about a hundred fighters.”
A Ukrainian advance on the Russian-held side of the Dnipro, a formidable natural barrier, would be a big setback for Russia’s occupation troops on the western side of a 1,000 km frontline.
These reports have not yet been independently verified.
www.theguardian.com/world/live/2023/n...