Ukraine has no unreachable targets in Russian-occupied Crimea, former Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) commander of the Aidar battalion, Yevhen Dykyi, said in an interview with Radio NV on Jan. 7.
With Western support for Kyiv softening and Congress holding up urgently needed aid, Vladimir Putin’s bet on outlasting Ukraine and its allies is looking stronger.
Russian forces are trying to push Ukrainian troops from their footholds in Kherson Oblast on the east bank of the Dnipro River, Serhiy Bratchuk, a spokesperson for the Ukrainian Volunteer Army South, said on Ukrainian national television on Dec. 10.
Ukrainian soldiers are battling Russian forces on the eastern bank of the Dnieper River, despite being bombarded, assaulted, and stalked by drones. Despite being battered and outgunned, Ukrainian forces have managed to hold onto a few positions across the river for over a month and are expanding their assaults on Russian forces there to target their vital supply lines.