Ukraine destroys Kherson railway, deepening Russian military isolation
Russia, a bridgehead near Bakhmut, Donetsk’s core city
The front, which has been stagnant for nearly a month, is changing as Ukraine and Russia continue their relentless offensive in the southern Kherson and eastern Donetsk regions, respectively.
According to AFP, Archyde.com, and Bloomberg on the 31st (local time), the Ukrainian military has succeeded in cutting off a railroad crossing the Dnipro River, one of the main supply routes in Kherson occupied by Russia.
More than 100 Russian soldiers were killed and seven tanks destroyed.
The Ukrainian military is tapping the Kherson supply route every day, including shelling the Antonowski Bridge, a key bridge in Kherson, and completely blocking the passage.
The attack blocked the passage of vehicles and trains in Kherson, making it more difficult for Russian troops stationed here to supply supplies from the occupied territory of southern Russia, including Crimea, and deepened isolation.
The US think tank the Institute for Warfare (ISW) reported that local administration officials from Russia’s ruling United Russia Party left Kherson over the weekend, citing Ukrainian resistance groups.
It also predicted that Russia’s attempt to completely annex Kherson through a referendum through a referendum might be disrupted as Ukraine’s offensive to restore Kherson intensifies.
Russia, on the other hand, has established a bridgehead around Bakhmut, a key target of the Donetsk Offensive, which has continued for nearly a month.
The Ukrainian military said that Russian forces had partially succeeded in gaining control of the area by raiding Semihirya from three directions south of Bakhmut.
Bakhmut is a city that is only regarding 30 km from Kramatorsk and Slovak, the core cities of Donetsk Province, and is considered as the top priority area to occupy for complete occupation of Donetsk.
The Russian military began to achieve meaningful achievements regarding three weeks following they started attacking Donetsk in earnest, including the recent occupation of the Bukhlechersk Thermal Power Plant in Donetsk Province, Ukraine’s second largest power plant.
The Russian military also continued missile attacks on the second-largest city of Ukraine, Kharkiv, in northeastern Ukraine.
At least one person was killed in Kharkiv, the Ukrainian military said, and other airstrikes in Zaporiza province continued.
/yunhap news
