JRL NEWSWATCH: “Ukraine Seeks to Reignite Counteroffensive With Daring River Crossings” – WSJ
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“Ukrainian toeholds across Dnipro River in the south are rare bright spot.”
“Ukrainian marines slip across the Dnipro River at night in small groups to reinforce a growing contingent of troops engaged in a daring operation to reinvigorate Kyiv’s military efforts in the occupied south. They have established three toeholds in and around villages on the eastern bank of the river in recent weeks, cutting off a road Russia uses to supply troops in the area, according to soldiers involved in the operation. The Ukrainians are hunkered down in basements and trenches and heavily outnumbered. Their hold is precarious. Still, it is a rare bright spot for Kyiv amid a number of somber developments, including the failure of its counteroffensive to gain much ground, a new Russian offensive in the east and uncertainty over additional military aid from the U.S., Ukraine’s most important backer. Ukraine first publicly acknowledged the cross-river operation this week. …”
Ukraine reportedly is trying to sever Russia’s supply lines on the left bank before winter .