Russian military bloggers are sounding the alarm: Ukrainian bridgeheads on the left bank of the Dnieper have merged into a continuous strip. Ukrainian troops allegedly expanded the bridgehead in Krynki opposite Kherson.
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“Kherson direction: expansion of control of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Krynki” is the title of the message in the Russian Telegram channel “Rybar” on the evening of October 30.
The Marine Corps began moving westward, somewhat expanding the zone of control. Last night, assault groups occupied the area of the small railway bridge, setting up an additional strong point and almost approaching [села] “Floodplain,” Rybar sounds the alarm.
The Kherson direction became one of the most active on the Russian-Ukrainian front. The fighting is taking place around the village of Krynka on the left bank of the Dnieper (located 2 kilometers from the river and 27 kilometers east of Kherson).
On October 19, Ukrainian troops gained a foothold in its vicinity. Since then, the central part of the settlement has been under the control of the Ukrainians. And some Ukrainian bridgeheads on the left bank of the huge river merged into a continuous strip.
True, the Ukrainians control mainly the marshy islands in the Dnieper delta, the Ukrainian army has not established any regular crossing, and groups without heavy equipment operate on the left bank.
The small towns on the Left Bank of Oleshki and Novaya Kakhovka remain under Russian control.
However, on social networks, Russian military bloggers actively discuss the battles for Krynki and name the reasons for the defeat.
The Ukrainian side managed to equip firing points on the left bank, including in Krynki, which successfully impeded the actions of the Russian infantry. The maintenance of the territory is facilitated by massive artillery fire: Ukrainian dominates over Russian.
The enemy does not have a numerical advantage, but is actively, one might say very actively, covering its amphibious assault with fire from various artillery, including 80-mm and 120-mm mortars, tanks, 155-mm artillery, including cluster artillery. On our side, as always, it’s a mess and “go out there, do something.” There is a feeling that the command of the group is absolutely incompetent, writes the Russian Spetsnaz Channel.
The enemy can afford to fire dozens (about 30) of shells into a 100×100 m square, adds the Gray Zone channel.
At the same time, there is almost no counter-battery warfare on the Russian side, Russian propagandists complain. Bloggers also claim that Russian artillery cannot achieve the enemy’s range from long-range NATO guns.
According to bloggers, the Ukrainian side is actively using cluster munitions, which simply make a sieve from everything around.
According to military bloggers, there is no defensive line in the area near Krinak. As a result, the infantry hides wherever they can. At the same time, the fighters do not have the opportunity to dig in, since, as stated, the gray “forces do not have enough sapper shovels.”
Another factor is the “swarm of FPV drones,” which, according to Gray Zone, “fly even in the dark. They can go down to the treetops and brazenly ask about… positions.” “It’s already getting to the point that USU copters can fly up to a house, sit on the roof and simply conduct surveillance,” adds the Special Purpose Channel.
Bloggers write:
Their flight range with damage to our unit of equipment was confirmed at a distance of 12 km.” And “working at a distance of 7-8 kilometers is not a problem for them at all.”
But the Ukrainian side is actively trying to jam Russian drones in order to deprive them of the ability to adjust artillery fire. As a result, the Russians “do not always manage to raise the Mavic above 30-40 m.”
Bloggers claim that “the enemy can afford to deploy the copter every 50-100 meters to monitor the situation on the streets. In addition, they work like a conveyor belt, simply continuously, replacing each other on observation platforms.
As a result, according to Romanov Light, “the number of burned-out FPV passenger cars is growing almost daily.” To avoid losses, “the fighters are asked to use the experience of the Wagnerites in Bakhmut and stretch the nets over the roads.”
Source: Racurs
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