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Ukraine says it has pushed Russian forces back up to 5 miles from the banks of Dnipro river, in first possible counteroffensive success
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Ukrainian and Russian forces have been positioned on opposite sides of the river in Kherson after Russia retreated from the region’s western part last year.
In recent weeks, Ukraine said it had crossed the river and gained “a foothold on several bridgeheads” on the eastern, or left bank, which Russian forces hold.
“Preliminary figures vary from three to eight kilometers, depending on the specifics, geography, and landscape design of the left bank,” army spokeswoman Natalia Gumenyuk told Ukrainian television, AFP reported on Sunday.
Russia’s defense ministry initially denied that Ukraine had made gains, but the Moscow-installed head of occupied Kherson, Vladimir Saldo, conceded this week that there were small groups of Ukrainian soldiers along the eastern bank.
Ukrainian troops told The Wall Street Journal that they were outnumbered 10 to one and were hunkered down in trenches and basements while hiding from Russian strikes.
“The terrain is extremely difficult, making it not only a challenge to steadily resupply forces but also generate the necessary momentum to conduct sustained offensive operations.”
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