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France 24
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Sébastian SEIBT

The Dnipro River, a new key front line for Ukraine’s counteroffensive against Russia

A Ukrainian serviceman jumps out of a boat on the shore of the Dnipro River at the frontline near Kherson, Ukraine on October 15, 2023. © Mstyslav Chernov, AP

Ukraine confirmed this week that it had managed to maintain its positions along the left bank of the Dnipro River, which had been completely under Russian control. These successes suggest that a major Ukrainian counteroffensive, aimed at reclaiming Crimea, could soon be under way.

Ukrainian soldiers appear to have successfully consolidated their positions on the left bank of the highly strategic Dnipro River, an area that was previously under Russian control, according to a November 22 update from the Institute for the Study of War, which analyses the military situation in Ukraine on a daily basis.

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