First Ukrainian Marines Secured A Bridgehead Across The Dnipro River.

Ukrainian troops abandoned an American-made Humvee jeep in southern Ukraine’s Kherson Oblast in recent days, and Russian troops struck the mired vehicle—setting it on fire. Believe it or not, the loss of that Humvee is good news for advocates of a free Ukraine. Because of where the Humvee was when its occupants bailed out: the left bank of the Dnipro River. That there was a Ukrainian Humvee on the mostly Russian-held side of the Dnipro means the Ukrainians have succeeded in shuttling vehicles across the wide river into a shallow bridgehead that Kyiv’s forces established in a series of daring raids starting late last month. One burning Humvee isn’t the only evidence of heavier Ukrainian equipment crossing the Dnipro. On Tuesday, an apparent Russian paratrooper writing for a popular Telegram channel complained that the Ukrainians “not only managed to move to the left bank, but also took up positions along the bank and occupied part of the villages!”The Ukrainian military “holds positions and also transports armored vehicles across the Dnipro,” the apparent paratrooper added. Every vehicle that makes it across the river improves the Ukrainians’ chance of holding and expanding their bridgehead. It might be premature to declare that Ukraine has opened a new front in its five-month-old counteroffensive. But not by much. Ukrainian forces have launched a lot of small raids across the Dnipro since liberating northern Kherson Oblast on the river’s right bank in late 2022. Typically, the Ukrainians kill or capture a few Russians, inflict some damage then flee as Russian artillery and drones dial in. But the cross-river operation beginning on Oct. 19 has been different. This time, the Ukrainians—reportedly from the 38th Marine Brigade—stayed. Ten days into the op, the marines not only still were on the Dnipro’s left bank, they’d extended their control across Krynky, a three-mile-wide settlement that quickly became the locus of Ukraine’s attacks in southern Kherson Oblast. One Russian marine from the 810th Guards Naval Infantry Brigade described his brigade’s situation as “very difficult.”The Ukrainians “are constantly firing at us with artillery, using cluster munitions and, most importantly, they are using a whole horde of [first-person-view] drones and UAVs with [grenades] that work around the clock.”How the Ukrainians have sustained and expanded their Dnipro bridgehead is evident in photos, videos and social-media posts from the front line. We can see small boats and amphibious landing vehicles; the Ukrainians presumably also have deployed pontoon bridges. Both Ukrainian and Russian sources have discussed Ukraine’s advantage in aerial drones over this particular sector. First, Ukrainian forces jammed Russian drones. Then they deployed drones of their own—for reconnaissance, artillery-spotting, bombing and resupply. The supply drones are a rarely-seen capability. All data is taken from the source: http://forbes.com Article Link: https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe... #ukrainians #newsworld #newstodayfox #bbcworldnewstoday #newstodayworld #newstodaymsnbc #