Has done short reporting stints in Afghanistan, Pakistan . However, a Russian milblogger reported that Ukrainians were making progress toward Vysokopillia further north, though the overall situation at the northern frontline remained unclear. But high hopes that the city's return to Ukrainian control would bring normalcy have not materialized. [167], On 13 November, the administration of the Kherson Oblast called on Kherson residents and residents of other recently liberated areas on the right bank of the Dnieper to evacuate to safer parts of the country due to fears that Russian forces could "begin fighting against the civilian population". Western-supplied High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) appear to have played an important role in maximising the effect of the Kharkiv offensive. Ukrainian authorities released a photo showing the raising of the Ukrainian flag in Vysokopillia by Ukrainian forces. 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[143] Novovasylivka, Novohryhorivka, Nova Kamyanka, Tryfonivka and Chervone in the Beryslav Raion were officially under the control of Ukrainian forces as late as 12 October. [58], There were numerous reports of partisan warfare within the occupied territories. Areas in the west of the country, including Lviv, have seen missile attacks but no attempt by Russian forces to take and occupy ground. Access unmatched financial data, news and content in a highly-customised workflow experience on desktop, web and mobile. He suggested that by encouraging the Russians to bring soldiers to the western side of the Dneiper and then attacking the bridges, it was creating a trap for them. Fox News correspondent Lucas Tomlinson reports from Kyiv, Ukraine on the latest in their defense efforts against Russia more than five months after the beginning of the invasion on 'Special Report.'. FILE PHOTO: Ukrainian service members are seen next an infantry fighting vehicle near the . [157] Ukrainian forces had also regained control of the village of Kyselivka, fifteen kilometers northwest of Kherson. That's according to a Thursday update from. Read also: Russians strike public transport stop in Kherson, killing six and injuring 12. On July 12, social media users and local media in occupied Melitopol posted videos showing an endless Russian military column moving towards Kherson. Ukraine says it has recaptured 8,000 square kilometres (3,090 square miles) of territory from Russian forces this month. UK foreign minister raises BBC tax searches, India says laws are for all, Greece train crash kills at least 38 people, many of them likely students, Reporting by Rod Nickel in Kherson, Ukraine Ukraines counteroffensive, which began on September 6, took the Kremlin by surprise, both in terms of speed and the dynamism of advances with large pockets in Kharkiv oblast being reclaimed. By David Brown, Bella Hurrell, Dominic Bailey, Mike Hills, Lucy Rodgers, Paul Sargeant, Alison Trowsdale, Tural Ahmedzade, Mark Bryson, Zoe Bartholomew, Sean Willmott, Sana Dionysiou, Joy Roxas, Gerry Fletcher, Jana Tauschinsk, Debie Loizou, Simon Martin and Prina Shah. Ukraine mounted a new counteroffensive Sunday to reclaim land around the southern . Just as important to Russia's southern strategy is its. But three months later, Ukraine's advances have halted and grim reality has set in. Russia used heavy artillery to keep Ukrainian forces at a distance . [46][citation needed] These referendums were held from 2327 September,[47] with Russia officially annexing Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson Oblasts about a week later on 5 October. Should Russian S-300s, S-400s, Tor-Ms, and Buk-Ms air defense systems be largely suppressed particularly by the HIMARS which have already proved capable of destroying S-400s in occupied Luhansk on July 13 Ukrainian Bayraktar TB2 drones would have a green light to strike. ", "Kherson: How is Russia imposing its rule in occupied Ukraine? Read also: Russian saboteurs active near Kherson, five groups on boats destroyed in one day. [121], On 4 September, president Zelenskyy announced the liberation of two villages in Kherson Oblast and one in Donetsk Oblast. This counter-offensive escalated in September, when Ukraine drove back Russian forces, retaking the cities of Izyum and Kupiansk, both key supply hubs for Moscow's forces. In an update on Facebook, the General Staff wrote that "[d]ue to fears of de-occupation of Ukrainian territories," Moscow's officials in the Russian-occupied cities of Oleshka and Skadovsk [] But its a problem that can be solved, especially when it comes to just one frontline section.. [91], On 20 August, Russian forces launched a minor offensive in southern Ukraine, with Ukrainian sources admitting that Russian forces had advanced and made gains in the towns of Blahodatne and Vasylky in Mykolaiv Oblast. THE UKRAINE WAR SHOCKED THE WORLD. [10], On 2 October, just two days after Russia's annexation of Kherson along with the Zaporizhzhia, Luhansk and Donetsk regions, and a day after Ukrainian forces recaptured the strategic Lyman railway junction in the Donetsk region, Ukrainian forces started the counteroffensive along the line from Arkhanhelske to Osokorivka in the Kherson region south of the Kherson-Dnipropetrovsk border. Thanks to local terrain and Russian military flaws, Ukraines plan may in fact be realistic. Military analysts consider the counteroffensive to be the third strategic phase of the war in Ukraine, along with the concurrent eastern counteroffensive, after the initial invasion and the Battle of Donbas. 2023 FOX News Network, LLC. Market data provided by Factset. Following the launch of the Kherson counteroffensive in Southern Ukraine in late August, Ukrainian forces began a second counteroffensive in early September in Kharkiv Oblast, in Eastern Ukraine. People help each other in their own way," he said. Slava Ukraini!!! [74][75] On the same day, Ukrainian Minister of Defense Oleksii Reznikov stated that Ukraine was amassing a million-strong fighting force for the offensive. [54] In late May, Ukraine launched minor attacks on the border between Zaporizhzhia and Donetsk Oblasts. The two bridges currently allow Russia to reinforce its garrison in Kherson from occupied territory across the river. On 9 December, some Ukrainian officials, such as presidential advisor Oleksii Arestovych and Lieutenant Colonel Konstiantyn Mashovets, as well as some unofficial Russian sources, claimed that Russian forces, specifically the 80th Arctic Motor Rifle Brigade, 25th Spetsnaz Regiment, and 4th BARS Special Combat Army Reserve, had re-occupied the island following a successful amphibious operation. "We will stand here," said Ihor Vlasenko, 60, who works for a heating company. The hard blockade would take time, experts said. The Russian forces originally aimed towards capturing the major port city of Odesa from the southeast, but were forced back following their defeat at the Battle of Voznesensk, and ultimately only succeeded in occupying a small part of Mykolaiv Oblast, most notably Snihurivka. 2/27/23 The General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces on Monday reported that Kremlin-installed authorities in Kherson Oblast were fleeing the region in order to escape a Ukrainian counteroffensive. One way or another, according to Ukraines leadership, its bound to happen. PUTIN-BACKED DONBAS LEADER SAYS IT'S TIME TO LIBERATE KYIV IN RENEWED THREAT TO UKRAINE'S CAPITAL. Screen for heightened risk individual and entities globally to help uncover hidden risks in business relationships and human networks. Ukraine lost Kherson as early as March 2, amid little armed resistance, as Ukraines defenses in the south quickly collapsed to Russias heavy blitz. After months of preparations for a counter-offensive in the south around Kherson, Ukraine launched a surprise attack in the northeastern Kharkiv Oblast, catching Russian troops off-guard and . The Kherson frontline, distinct from concentrated Donbas, is rather loose and porous, which would allow Ukrainian advance parties to break through it. [19] The installed Russian head of the Kherson region, Volodymyr Saldo, said that "in that region there was a breakthrough" and called the situation "tense". Ukraine's counteroffensive, which began on September 6, took the Kremlin by surprise, both in terms of speed and the dynamism of advances with large pockets in Kharkiv oblast being reclaimed.. Ukraine has made it clear that it intends to take back Kherson, a Russian-occupied city in the south, as its counter-offensive gains momentum. I will not be surprised if it turns out that Ukrainian scout groups infiltrate the Russian-held zone to probe their defenses and see how deep it is possible to go, said Igal Levin, a Ukraine-born Israeli defense expert. If the highway is cut off by Ukraine, Russian forces would have no way of getting across the Dnipro. A view shows the damaged Antonivskyi bridge in the aftermath of shelling, in Kherson, Ukraine, in this screen grab obtained from a social media video released July 27, 2022. Ukraine would have to impose firm control over the M14/P47 highway that runs east of Kherson and connects the city with Nova Kakhovka, one of Russias key bases in Ukraines southern Kherson Oblast and the site of recent attacks on Russian ammunition depots carried out with the help of newly delivered Western weapons. Read about our approach to external linking. Two weeks ago, a Russian Grad rocket slammed into his apartment building roof. Hawara: 'What happened was horrific and barbaric'. Ukraine's campaign to retake the occupied Kherson region is "gathering pace", Western military sources say. [20] A total area of 2,400 square kilometers in the south of Ukraine had been liberated since the beginning of the war. Besides, he gets deployed to the war zone of Donbas with Ukrainian combat formations. Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles. Meanwhile, Ukrainian attacks also continued along the southern frontline, though reports about territorial changes were largely unverifiable. "The situation in our operational area . Covers energy, agriculture and politics in Western Canada with the energy transition a key area of focus. Residents endured eight months of what many describe as a brutal Russian occupation. US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said on Monday that Ukrainian forces had made significant progress and, benefitted from significant support from the United States and many other countries in terms of making sure that Ukraine has in its hands the equipment it needs to prosecute this counteroffensive. Nonetheless, due to its strategic importance, the Russian military refused to leave it despite constant losses. [101], The Institute for the Study of War has credited the Ukrainian southern offensive with allowing the Kharkiv offensive to be so successful. [152] In late October, Ukrainian Chief of Intelligence Maj. Gen. Kyrylo Budanov said that at least 40,000 Russian forces were present on Kherson including Naval Infantry, Special forces and VDV Airborne troops. Due to the lack of roads in the oblast and few bridges across the Dnipro River, Russian logistics are slower in Kherson. Odesa, Ukraine CNN On the first day of the counteroffensive in southern Ukraine, Mark Ayres fired more than 2,000 rounds from his Soviet-designed PK machine gun during fierce firefights with. Has done short reporting stints in Afghanistan, Pakistan, France and Brazil and covered Hurricane Michael in Florida, Tropical Storm Nate in New Orleans and the 2016 Alberta wildfires and the campaign trails of political leaders during two Canadian election campaigns. On 24 September 2022, The New York Times reported that Ukrainian commanders and servicemen acknowledged suffering heavy losses during the Kherson offensive, mostly caused by lack of ammunition, strong Russian defenses and the role of Russian artillery. 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