Ukrainian Troops Launch ‘Silent’ Attack As Putin Moves To Cut Off Peninsula

Zelensky’s men have launched a ‘silent’ attack following Putin’s move to cut off the peninsula.

EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Ukrainian armed forces are carrying out stealth attacks on Kinburn Spit, a thin outcrop of land between the Dnipro River and the Black Sea just beyond the recently-liberated Kherson and Mykolaiv, that is currently serving as a last strategic outpost for Russian troops in the region.

Russia is believed to have moved troops to the head of the peninsula in a bid to block the advancing forces after an initial assault was launched by Ukrainian scuba divers in inflatable boats.

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According to the Institute for the Study of War, the recapturing of the spit – usually a nature reserve – will allow Ukraine to reassert control over its ports and increase naval activity.

Ukrainian officials have said the outcrop cannot withstand a large fighting force, and the stormy weather it experiences is being used as an “advantage.”

Ukraine remains tight-lipped about the specifics of the operation. Natalia Humeniuk, spokesperson for the southern military operation said the offensive is in “silent mode” but told Ukrainska Pravda: “At these times, it is usually very stormy there.