Kiev’s troops abandoned the contested Dnipro bridgehead

Ukrainian attacks on the Russian border region of Belgorod force Russia to restrict access to many settlements. But Kiev has setbacks in Ukraine’s southeast.

Kherson – The hopelessness of Ukrainian positions on the south bank of the Dnipro River has long been discussed. Now mounting Russian pressure is forcing armed forces to withdraw from two regions in the country’s hot southeast. At the same time, the Ukrainian offensive in the border areas could mean a victory for Kiev on the Ukrainian front: Russia reportedly blocked access to several villages in the Belgorod border region.

Backlash on Ukraine Front: Kiev Gives Up Dnipro Bridgehead and Contested Areas in Southeast

The situation in Ukraine war Reports from Moscow or the Ukrainian front in Kiev are often opaque, as they cannot be independently confirmed. Now several unofficial sources report that Ukrainian troops had to abandon their positions at the bridge near Krynky in Kherson Oblast and Uroshayne in Donetsk Oblast. “It makes no sense to hold positions because of the massive destruction in both settlements,” sources of civil servants told the Ukrainian portal. liga.net Quoted.

Kringi’s settlement was hotly contested for months. Marines have so far held their positions there despite Russian counterattacks. For a long time, the bridge over the southern delta of the Dnipro River should have paved the way for Kiev’s Crimea, which it annexed in violation of international law. Despite their strategic importance, the posts were criticized from the start because of their unreliable nature.

Russia’s Pressure on Dnipro Too High: Ukraine Probably Can’t Keep Uroshin Community Front

It was initially unclear whether Ukrainian soldiers were still present in the lower reaches of the Dnipro on the south bank. Uroshein in Donetsk Oblast was recaptured during a Ukrainian counteroffensive in August 2023 and was seen as a sign of progress on the Ukrainian front. Even a fierce fight for Ukraine once a community of 1000 citizens Heavy losses of military equipment had come with

Access to 14 Russian territories was severely restricted after Ukraine’s intensified attacks on Belgorod

But despite heavy pressure on Ukraine’s front from Russian troops in southern Tnirbo, Kiev’s forces are advancing in a counterattack 680 kilometers away. In recent weeks there have been reports of increasing Ukrainian attacks on the Russian border region of Belgorod. Now Russia wants to restrict access to 14 villages in the region. Belgorod Governor Vyacheslav Kladkov said in a telegram on Tuesday (July 16) that Russia had restricted access to those 14 residential areas since July 23 “and the operational situation here is very difficult.”

He further wrote that “maximum security measures” should be taken. For this purpose, check-posts will be set up only for male adults wearing safety vests and helmets and in armored vehicles. “Access to public transport, including taxis, will be restricted,” he said. “It is unfair to allow women and children to live in neighborhoods that are shelled every day,” he wrote, referring to Ukrainian attacks in the Belgorod region.

“Peaceful residents lost”: heavy losses for Russia and the failure of the Kharkiv offensive

He admitted that he had “lost many peaceful residents” in the war in Ukraine. Regular shelling and drone strikes from Ukraine are causing heavy casualties to Russia, including civilians. The announcement of a ban on entry into the villages was an admission of defeat in the early May campaign Vladimir Putin It ordered a surprise attack on the neighboring Ukrainian region of Kharkiv. This was actually to create a buffer zone to stop attacks in the Belgorod area.

The Interfax-Ukraine news agency reported that the Ukrainian armed forces had reportedly succeeded in pushing back Putin’s forces by up to two kilometers in the Kharkiv area. Similar unofficial developments in this section of the Ukrainian front were reported in the forests near the city of Serebryanka in the Donetsk region. (nbe with dpa/AFP)