Ukraine loses key foothold in Kherson amid ongoing clashes
17 July 2024 05:58
Ukrainian troops have withdrawn from the town of Krynki on the left bank of the river in the Kherson region, reported Ukrainska Pravda on Tuesday. As a result, the defenders lost a foothold on the Russian-occupied bank of the Dnipro River.
According to Ukrainska Pravda, citing sources in the Ukrainian naval infantry, the military reports that this happened several weeks ago.
On July 14, DeepState analysts reported that the Russians had taken the village of Urozhayne in the Donetsk region.
In October 2023, Ukrainian forces captured a foothold in Krynki. Since then, the occupying forces have almost daily attempted to dislodge the Ukrainian forces from Krynki, as regularly mentioned in the daily reports of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
The exchange of blows on the front continues
In the last 24 hours, there were 86 combat clashes on the front. The Russians carried out three missile attacks on Ukrainian territory, as well as 46 airstrikes, dropping 82 anti-aircraft missiles. Additionally, the Russians destroyed 417 kamikaze drones and conducted over 3,000 attacks on Ukrainian soldier positions and populated areas.
Meanwhile, Ukrainian forces are attacking Russian air defence systems in occupied and border areas with Russia. According to the American Institute for the Study of War, these attacks are related to the anticipated deployment of F-16 fighters into action upon their imminent arrival in Ukraine.
The Ukrainian Commander-in-Chief, General Oleksandr Syrski, reported on July 16 at 10:58 a.m. Eastern Time that Ukrainian forces attacked an S-300 position in the occupied Donetsk region and that Ukrainian forces had destroyed a total of 20 S-300 launchers and 15 radar stations within an unspecified time frame.
