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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Dan Sabbagh Defence and security editor

Russia sending ‘suicidal missions’ to win foothold over Dnipro River, says Ukraine

Camouflaged Ukrainian position.
Ukraine is defending positions on the western bank of the Dnipro River. Photograph: Press service of the 24 Mechanized brigade/EPA

Russian forces are repeatedly trying to seize a foothold across Ukraine’s Dnipro River, dispatching troops on high-casualty missions to gain territory for future peace negotiations, according to the Ukrainian governor of Kherson region.

Oleksandr Prokudin said Russian forces were trying to cross in four locations to justify their claim to the whole oblast, one of four Ukrainian regions that Moscow says it wants to incorporate.

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