“Almost the entire island zone of the Dnipro in the Kherson region is under the fire control of the Defense ForcesAlmost the entire island zone of the Dnipro in the Kherson region is under the fire control of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Every day, the occupiers make 5-7 attempts to land on the islands, in particular on Kozatsky Island, but without success.”, — write on: unn.ua
This was stated by the spokesman of the Southern Defense Forces, Vladyslav Voloshyn, on the air of the telethon, reports UNN.
Currently, the enemy conducts approximately 5 to 7 assault (per day – ed.), forcing actions, and they are more like reconnaissance and search actions
Voloshin described what this reconnaissance of the Russians looks like.
These are 2-3 boats, there are 5-7 people trying to land on our shore, more are in the island zone, in particular, on Kozatsky Island, to carry out assault actions there. Trying to knock our defenders out of there. Almost all of this zone is under fire control of the Defense Forces of Ukraine – the island zone of the Dnipro, so the enemy has no success
In addition, he emphasized that in order to advance on Kherson, it is necessary to force the Dnipro.
In order to force it (the river – ed.), it is necessary to collect enough forces and resources, which are very difficult to hide with today’s intelligence tools. So far, our intelligence has not detected and cannot say that the enemy has gathered enough offensive forces and means to force the Dnieper
Addition
On the morning of December 20, the Russians created real hell in Kherson, starting to cover the city with massive fire from 5 in the morning. The enemy attacked residential buildings, social and critical infrastructure. About 1,000 shells arrived.
According to the Ukrainian Air Force, the Russian military also tried to cross the Dnipro and land near Kherson. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that the Russian occupiers have become more active in the Kherson direction. The Ukrainian military repelled an attempt by Russian movements there.