Ukraine Forces Advancing Into Occupied Region – Zelensky

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Ukraine’s advance meant that Russian supply lines west of the river were “increasingly at risk”, according to their assessment
Kyiv’s forces have been targeting river crossings in the region in an effort to stretch Russia’s supply lines

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EKO HOT BLOG reports that Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky says his forces are advancing “step by step” into the occupied southern region of Kherson.

Kherson city fell to Russia early in the war and sits on a strategic location west of the Dnipro river.

On Saturday, UK defence officials reported heavy fighting near Kherson.

Ukraine’s advance meant that Russian supply lines west of the river were “increasingly at risk”, according to their assessment.

Earlier this month, Ukraine’s Deputy Prime Minster Iryna Vereshchuk urged Kherson residents to evacuate the city as soon as possible to avoid becoming trapped in the city during a counteroffensive in southern Ukraine.

“It is necessary to do so for the Armed Forces of Ukraine not to endanger the civilian population during offensive operations,” she told state TV.

Kyiv’s forces have been targeting river crossings in the region in an effort to stretch Russia’s supply lines. On Saturday, an artillery strike hit the Daryivskyi bridge across the Inhulets river, a tributary of the Dnipro.

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And on Tuesday, they targeted the Antonivskyi Bridge over the Dnipro itself with US-supplied artillery.

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