[New post] Ukraine ‘breaks through Russian lines.’ in a new counter-attack on Kherson
olumorocktv posted: " The Ukrainian government claims to have made significant progress in a major counter-offensive centered on the southern city of Kherson. President Volodymyr Zelensky urged Russian troops to flee for their lives, despite Russia's claim that the assault" https://www.olumorocktv.com
The Ukrainian government claims to have made significant progress in a major counter-offensive centered on the southern city of Kherson.
President Volodymyr Zelensky urged Russian troops to flee for their lives, despite Russia's claim that the assault on occupied territory had failed.
It has been suggested that the attack is only possible thanks to sophisticated weaponry being supplied by the West.
The new offensive follows weeks of virtual stalemate in the war, which has already killed countless thousands, displaced millions, destroyed cities and caused a global energy and food crisis.
Worries of a nuclear disaster are also simmering after shelling near Europe's largest nuclear plant, Zaporizhzhia, continued.
In his nightly address yesterday evening, Zelensky did not directly mention the offensive but vowed that Ukrainian troops would chase the Russian army 'to the border'.
He said: 'If they want to survive – it's time for the Russian military to run away. Go home.
The city is strategically important and retaking it would be a major coup for Ukraine after reports of sham referenda to try to annex the region.
Oleksiy Arestovych, a senior adviser to the Ukrainian President, added that Russian defences had been 'broken through in a few hours'.
He explained that Ukrainian forces were shelling ferries that Russia was using to supply a pocket of territory on the west bank of the Dnipro river in the Kherson region.
Ukraine's Suspilne public broadcaster reported explosions in the Kherson area, while residents on social media reported gunfire and explosions but said it was not clear who was firing.
Russian troops guard an entrance of the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Station in Kherson region earlier this year (Picture: AP)
Russia's defence ministry said Ukrainian troops had attempted an offensive in the Mykolaiv and Kherson regions but sustained significant casualties, RIA news agency reported.
The 'enemy's offensive attempt failed miserably', it claimed.
Russia captured much of the south of the country early on in the fighting.
But a Ukrainian barrage of rockets left the Russian-occupied town of Nova Kakhovka without water or power, officials at the Russian-appointed authority told RIA.
Battlefield reports were unverifiable.
One died after an attack on a home in nearby Mykolaiv (Picture: Reuters)
Russian attack on the nearby port city of Mykolaiv – which has remained under Ukrainian control despite repeated bombardment, killed at least two people, wounded around 24 and destroyed homes, city officials and witnesses said on Monday.
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