Kherson remains the most regularly shelled major Ukrainian city outside the Donbass. Russia’s exact rationale for expending its limited ammunition stocks is unclear here, according to a UK Defense Ministry intelligence report on 1 February.
Russian commanders are likely partly motivated to hurt civilian morale and deter any Ukrainian counterattacks across the Dnieper River.
In recent days, some of the most intense shelling in the conflict has likely taken place along the Dnieper River in southern Ukraine. This included the continuation of Russian artillery shelling of Kherson from the east of the river, the British Ministry of Defense wrote.
On January 29, local authorities reported three more civilian deaths in Kherson, and two foreign ships on the river were damaged, resulting in an oil spill.
Source: Racurs
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