Ukraine's vanguard forces suffered a decisive defeat when they tried to cross the river by a strong counterattack by the Russian army.
RIA Novosti update: On February 29, 2024, a small detachment of the elite special forces of the Ukrainian Navy tried to cross the Dnieper River and advance to the left bank, originally planned to carry out a scout-like mission - to destroy Russian military facilities and collect intelligence on the front line.
However, after a brief exchange of fire with the Russian army, unfortunately, four of their landing craft were sunk, only one survived, and 24 members of the Ukrainian army were killed and one captured.
Despite the great courage shown by the Ukrainian army, since the withdrawal of Russian troops to the left bank of Kherson, similar river crossing operations have been repeatedly inflicted heavy losses by the Russian army. Suspiciously, the background of the commanders of these squads has sparked speculation that they may have been trained by the British, and that the training base is based in Odessa, raising questions about whether there is a deeper international intervention behind them.
Every challenge of crossing the river was accompanied by sacrifices, and we can only express our admiration for this tactical decision, and at the same time be confused by the intentions of the commanders.
Shoigu gave a detailed account of the progress of the war to Putin, and according to him, at the grim moment of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, Ukraine has suffered 44The sacrifice of 40,000 compatriots, since the beginning of the year, the average daily number of casualties of the Ukrainian army is approaching 800.
It is worth noting that since the implementation of the special military operation by the Russian side, there have been five records showing that the Russian army has defeated more than 1,000 Ukrainian troops in a single day of operations, and the highest peak even reached the loss of 1,600 people.
This reflects the brutality of the conflict and the intensity of military operations.
With the innovation of the Russian army's first technology, the actual combat efficiency has been significantly improved, only in the past week, since the 26th, the Russian army has continued to carry out intensive air strikes on the Ukrainian military area, bombing for days and days, with an average of 120 FAB1500 thermobaric bombs per day, and the daily output is as high as 210 at the peak, and the efficient use of this firepower has had a decisive impact in urban conflicts.
The fact that the Russian army consumes a huge amount of ammunition with such confidence actually reflects its sufficient supply strength. It is precisely by virtue of the fact that in the Battle of Avdiyivka, the commander of the ** Army, Mordvichev, successfully defeated the Ukrainian army by using air-dropped bomb tactics, and at the same time revealed the lack of the Ukrainian army's front-line air defense system.