““Whoever controls the Dnieper islands is to some extent controls a particular shore. For these islands there are constant fighting collisions, these islands are going on constant fighting, ”said Andrei Chernyak”, – WRITE: www.radiosvoboda.org
“The situation on the islands remains tense, of course. It is a huge area of responsibility, it is a territory that specially trained, prepared people should be controlled, and they must have appropriate security. Accordingly, who controls the Dnieper islands, to some extent controls one or another shore. For these islands there are constant fighting collisions, for these islands are constant fighting, ”he said.
The islands at the mouth of the Dnieper, in which the area of division of the Kherson region and the Right Bank and Left Bank is actually passing, are in the so -called “gray zone” of hostilities. The forces of the Russian Federation try to control them, as it will help to gain a foothold on the Right Bank.
In December, the Russian military tried to land on the island of Cossack near Kherson. However, according to the Armed Forces, he has not been successful.