Ukraine confirms force landing across Dnipro River in Kherson Oblast

Ukrainian troops have managed to cross the Dnipro River in Kherson Oblast and conduct an operation in a Russia-held area there, Ukraine’s Operational Command South spokesperson Natalia Humeniuk told public broadcaster Suspilne on Aug. 29.

In her comment, Humeniuk said that Ukrainian troops landed on the left bank of the river "to lift the spirit of people under occupation."

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"The troops then returned, the flag [they raised] is still standing, counter-battery [artillery] fight is ongoing," she added.

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Previously, a video of two Ukrainian soldiers raising the Ukrainian flag near the Antonivka Road Bridge in Kherson Oblast was widely circulated online.

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Prior to this, Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Maliar stated that Ukrainian defenders “carried out certain tasks” on the left bank of Kherson Oblast, without providing further details.

U.S.-based Institute for the Study of War (ISW) earlier reported that Ukrainian troops managed to conduct a landing near the village of Kozachi Laheri on the Russia-occupied left bank of the region, taking advantage of weakened Russian defense in the area.

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