PUBLISHED : 19 Nov 2023 at 17: 45 Ukrainian and Russian forces haveactually been entrenched on opposite sides of the huge waterway in the southern Kherson area for more than a year. KYIV, Ukraine: The Ukrainian army stated Sunday that it hasactually pressed Russian forces back “three to 8 kilometres” from the banks of Dnipro river, which if verified would be the veryfirst significant advance by Kyiv’s forces months into a frustrating counteroffensive. Ukrainian and Russian forces haveactually been entrenched on opposite sides of the large waterway in the southern Kherson area for more than a year, after Russia withdrew its soldiers from the western bank last November. Ukrainian forces have staged several efforts to cross and hold positions on the Russian-controlled side — with authorities in Kyiv lastly reporting a “successful” development last week. “Preliminary figures differ from 3 to 8 kilometres, depending on the specifics, location and landscape style of the left bank,” army spokesperson Natalia Gumenyuk informed Ukrainian tv Sunday, without defining whether Ukraine’s military had total control of the location or if the Russians had pulledaway. “The opponent still continues weapons fire on the
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