Human error to blame for train crash - Greek PM, At the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece. The 2022 Kharkiv counteroffensive was a counteroffensive by the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the Russian-occupied Ukrainian territory of the Kharkiv Oblast which was launched on 6 September 2022. 2023 FOX News Network, LLC. [70] Residents of occupied Kherson in particular were urged to create shelters to "survive the Ukrainian counteroffensive". US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said on Monday that Ukrainian forces had made significant progress and, benefitted from significant support from the United States and many other countries in terms of making sure that Ukraine has in its hands the equipment it needs to prosecute this counteroffensive. Heroyam Slava!!! [63] A Ukrainian general stated on 15 June that if Ukraine were supplied sufficient weapons, it would be able to mount a massive counteroffensive by the summer. [131] Ukraine also claimed to have retaken Oleksandrivka on 13 September. The effort to retake Kherson is Ukraine's first major counter-offensive against Russia. In the past week, Ukrainian forces targeted Russian ground lines of communication, ammunition depots and military and transportation assets. That's according to a Thursday update from. [151], In late October 2022, Ramzan Kadyrov acknowledged the deaths of 23 Kadyrovites and the injury of 58 others in a rare announcement acknowledging casualties. Besides, a strong air defense would be necessary against Russian aviation based in large numbers in occupied Crimea. Analza nejnovjho vvoje vlky michalapetr.com. By David Brown, Bella Hurrell, Dominic Bailey, Mike Hills, Lucy Rodgers, Paul Sargeant, Alison Trowsdale, Tural Ahmedzade, Mark Bryson, Zoe Bartholomew, Sean Willmott, Sana Dionysiou, Joy Roxas, Gerry Fletcher, Jana Tauschinsk, Debie Loizou, Simon Martin and Prina Shah. A key bridge into the city of Kherson is now out of action after Ukrainian forces struck . In the event Ukraine manages to encircle Russian troops in Kherson, Ukraine would also have to make fast and firm territorial gains. As part of a counter-offensive operation, Ukraine would likely seek to block the occupied city, cut the Russian garrison off from supplies and reinforcements, and hold the blockade until Russia surrenders. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Covers energy, agriculture and politics in Western Canada with the energy transition a key area of focus. Moreover, it will have to hold on to what it gets amid Russian counter-attacks. Officials estimate just 50,000 people remain of a pre-war population of 279,000, and they are now advising the rest to leave, as long as the city remains within range of Russia's guns across the river. Military analysts consider the counteroffensive to be the third strategic phase of the war in Ukraine, along with the concurrent eastern counteroffensive, after the initial invasion and the Battle of Donbas. He covers national security issues, as well as military technologies, production, and defense reforms in Ukraine. Even though the Battle ofDonbasis far from over, Ukraine is expected to open the next chapter of the war sometime in the near future a highly anticipated, major counter-offensive operation in the south, particularly to liberate theRussian-occupied city of Kherson. Also in the south, Russia has continued air, missile and artillery strikes in recent days, with targets including Zaporizhzhia City.Ukraine says it has also struck Russian positions in Zaporizhzhia region.Russian forces are forcibly mobilising men in Melitopol and Zaporizhzhia, and forcing them to construct trenches and other defences, according to the ISW. 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Ukrainian forces have slowly been regaining ground on the southern front, and are reportedly poised for a major counter-offensive towards the city of Kherson. Ukraine launched its counter-offensive in the east earlier this week, while international attention was focused on an anticipated advance near the southern city of Kherson. Ukrainian troops retaliated with artillery strikes on the site of the Russian 247th Airborne Regiment of the 7th Guards Air Assault Division and the ammunition depot in Chornobaivka. [170][171], Throughout the course of Ukraine's counteroffensive, they had liberated the island of Ostriv Velykyi Potomkin in November. Screen for heightened risk individual and entities globally to help uncover hidden risks in business relationships and human networks. He spoke to Reuters outside Kherson's stately administration building, missing several windows after nearby blasts shattered their glass. 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See here for a complete list of exchanges and delays. [95][96] On August 22, Russian forces achieved some success east of the city of Mykolaiv and in northwestern Kherson Oblast, driving Ukrainian forces 36km from the front line to the north and 28km deep into the territory of Mykolaiv Oblast with two objectives, to force a westward direction towards the city Mykolaiv or in a northerly direction towards the Dnipropetrovsk Oblast with the intention of capturing the city of Kryvyi Rih, which hosts a strong Ukrainian troop concentration, and from where a counter-offensive on Kherson, Melitopol, Enerhodar, Berdyansk and Crimea is planned. [50] In April, Ukrainian authorities said they had pushed the enemy southwards to the border with Kherson Oblast. [51], On 18 April, Russian, DPR, and LPR forces launched the Battle of Donbas, requiring some of their forces to be transferred to the east. Russian forces are continuing to conduct ground attacks near Bakhmut and Siversk.Ukraine says it has successfully held off the latest assaults, with intense fighting concentrated on the road network. [117][118] On 3 September, the British Ministry of Defence said that Ukrainian forces had made three main lines of attack in Kherson Oblast, and had a military advantage of tactical surprise as a result of Russian commanders' mistakes and Russian logistical problems. Russian forces operating in the East are believed to include regular Russian troops, mobilised servicemen, Wagner private contractors, Chechen units and personnel from the so-called Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics. That's according to a Thursday update from British defense and intelligence officials. Russia used heavy artillery to keep Ukrainian forces at a distance . Read also:Welcome to hell: Ukrainian airborne fighting Russia in Donbas woods. Enter your email to follow this blog and receive customized notifications of new posts by email. On 10 September 2022, Taras Berezovets stated that the southern counteroffensive had been part of a "disinformation campaign" to distract Russia from the real counteroffensive being prepared in the Kharkiv oblast. Ukraine has already launched campaigns in Kherson Oblast as a counterweight to Russia's large-scale offensive in Donbas. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. This would be a daring mission, demanding the most effective contribution of all components ranging from infantry to air defense and counter-battery activity. Thomson Reuters. [41], In late May, Russian government officials acknowledged plans to annex all three oblasts and were reportedly setting conditions on occupied territory within Zaporizhzhia. Donate here to help the displaced through the Salvation Army in Ukraine. [78] A day earlier, Khlan stated that Ukrainian forces had retaken several villages in Kherson Oblast, but that the Ukrainian authorities requested civilians not to publish information on the progress of the campaign prior to official statements. Russian forces used Shahed-136 drones recently purchased from Iran in the attacks, as well as ballistic and cruise missiles. [115][116] On 2 September, a day of mourning was declared by Ukrainian authorities in Zaporitzhya, after the heavy losses suffered by the native 128th Mountain Assault Brigade during the opening days of the offensive. When the time comes, Ukrainian ground units could try to advance some 20-30 kilometers south, closer to Khersons outskirts, particularly the ill-fated Chornobaivka airfield used by the Russian Air Force. Has done short reporting stints in Afghanistan, Pakistan, France and Brazil and covered Hurricane Michael in Florida, Tropical Storm Nate in New Orleans and the 2016 Alberta wildfires and the campaign trails of political leaders during two Canadian election campaigns. [22], On 9 November, Ukrainian forces were close to entering Snihurivka;[153] Russia announced the withdrawal of its troops from Kherson and the right bank of the Dnieper. The fighting is brutal, and Ukrainian soldiers. Recently, open-source monitors have also indicated a growing number of poorly-trained troops mobilized in occupied Donbas and deployed to Kherson, which may indicate an ongoing lack of manpower. Ukraines counteroffensive on the southern axis near Kherson has continued simultaneously with the one in Kharkiv. Read also: Russians strike public transport stop in Kherson, killing six and injuring 12. The Battle of Kherson was a military engagement between Russian and Ukrainian forces that began on 24 February 2022 as part of the southern Ukraine offensive of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.The battle ended on 2 March 2022 with the capture of the city of Kherson and a pocket of land on the right bank of the Dnieper river by Russian forces. [48] Western governments denounced the referendums as illegitimate and refused to recognize its results, and their illegitimacy was later confirmed with the adoption of United Nations General Assembly Resolution ES-11/4. As a result, Ukraine has liberated a total of 44 villages and towns, according to Ukraine's local military-civilian administration in Kherson Oblast. These saturated areas are juicy targets for High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems, or HIMARS, recently provided by the U.S. to Ukraine. 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