WATCH: Russia Says It Cleared Krynky Bridgehead in South Kherson Oblast – Ukraine Denies It
Back in November 2022, Russian troops, fearing that Ukraine defenders would flood the southern Kherson Oblast by blasting the Kakhovka Dam, retreated to the left (south) margin of the great river Dnieper, lest it’s troops would be caught between the flood and the attacking Ukrainian troops.
This moment of the war was lauded as a great victory for Kiev, but in time the decision of retreating was vindicated, as Ukrainians did indeed blast the dam and flood the valley – but by then Russian troops were mostly protected on the left bank.
The river marks have since become the boundary between the troops, until the Ukrainians, during the summer ’23 offensive, were able to cross the river and carve a small bridgehead on the left margin,
