Ukrainian troops ambush Russian forces, breach lines in recently annexed Kherson: Live updates
A Ukrainian counteroffensive that has already gained thousands of miles is breaking through Russian lines in the southern Kherson region, which was recently annexed by Moscow, Kremlin-backed officials said Monday.
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Vladimir Saldo, the Russian-appointed head of Kherson province, said on state television that several settlements about 70 miles northeast of Kherson on the Dnieper River had been occupied.
“It’s tense, let’s put it that way,” Saldo said, as translated by Reuters.
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Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said at his daily briefing that “with better tank units … the enemy managed to penetrate the depths of our defenses.” But Konashenkov said Russian troops had retreated back into a defensive position and were “continuing to inflict massive fire” on Kiev’s forces.
A Ukrainian flag flies on the street of the recently liberated village of Vysokopillya in the Kherson region on September 27, 2022.
The deputy head of the regional administration, Kirill Stremousov, said that Ukrainian forces “broke a little deeper”, but wrote on Telegram that “everything is under control”.
