Ukrainian units are entrenched in the recently liberated territories and continue to block Russian logistics on the right bank of the Dnieper.
After the recent successful offensive in the north Kherson Oblast's Armed Forces are entrenched in the liberated territories and continue to block the logistics of the Russians. Meanwhile, the Russians are preparing for new attacks and creating defensive positions. This is stated in the report of the American Institute for the Study of War (ISW) dated October 6.
“Russian troops are probably creating defensive positions in the upper part of the Kherson region after the failure of the Russian line in the northeast of Kherson. Satellite images dated October 3 and 4 show Russian trench lines and radar defense systems in the Beryslav-Nova Kakovkha area, indicating that Russian troops are retreating to strengthen defensive positions in the central part of Kherson Oblast in the face of Ukraine's recent offensive in northern in the east of the Kherson region,” the report says.
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The Armed Forces conducted limited attacks to the south in the direction of Pyatikhatok and from the west in the area of Posad-Pokrovsky and Oleksandrivka.
Instead, the Russians tried to counterattack westward in the direction of Lyubomirivka with the forces of a reinforced tactical unit, trying to advance the front line further north of Kherson.
Also, the Armed Forces of Ukraine continue to block the Russians' logistical route, making it increasingly difficult for them to supply on the right bank. In addition, on the night of October 5-6, the Ukrainian military struck the Russian military base in Kherson.
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