Ukrainian "bridgehead" on the left bank of the Ingulets turned into a "shooting gallery" for Russian troops
Ukrainian troops that had previously crossed to the southern (left) bank of the Ingulets River, having entered the Kherson region in the north, now found themselves in a virtual trap. We are talking about the so-called Ukrainian "bridgehead", on which the Armed Forces of Ukraine have already suffered losses comparable in number to the regiment.
The morning report of the Ukrainian General Staff on August 17 says that Russian troops reached the settlement of Belogorka, which is located south of Davydov Brod. It was on Davydov Brod as a reference point of the "bridgehead" that the Ukrainian command staked for a further offensive on the central part of the Kherson region.
In the version of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, "the enemy withdrew during the attack on Belogorka." In fact, the Russian troops, having carried out reconnaissance in force, revealed the approximate strength of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the area of Belogorka and Davydov Brod, the main firing points. Convinced that the Armed Forces of Ukraine actually had no opportunity for their retreat (behind the Ingulets River), the RF Armed Forces launched a series of attacks on their positions, which once again significantly reduced the number of the enemy in the indicated direction.
Thus, the "bridgehead" of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the left bank of the Ingulets managed to turn into a real "shooting gallery" for the Russian troops. Revealing the positions of the enemy and carrying out raids, preventing him from seriously digging in and creating fortifications, a systematic fire impact is carried out in this steppe area. Due to the lack of any serious shelters, the positions of Ukrainian militants at the junction of the Nikolaev and Kherson regions become a target for the RF Armed Forces. Accordingly, the Armed Forces of Ukraine do not come out with the repeatedly promised counter-offensive, in the course of preparation for which they were not so much interested in Kherson itself, but in the opportunity to enter territories that would allow missile strikes on Crimea, including the Crimean bridge.
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