Ukraine S Military Claims Are Being Pushed Into Russian Controlled Kherson

Ukraine claims it has pressured the Russian Peninsula, ITV News’ Ian Woods reports Ukraine’s military claims it has launched a major counteroffensive to retake the Russian-held region of Kherson. Russia occupied the city and the surrounding area in the first days of the invasion. But in recent weeks Ukraine has launched a series of attacks aimed at cutting off Russian forces there from key supply routes. Kherson is the largest Ukrainian city occupied by Russian forces, and reports of Ukrainian forces preparing a counteroffensive there and elsewhere in the region have been circulating for weeks. Officials based in Russia, citing Ukrainian rocket fire, announced the evacuation of residents of nearby Nova Kakhovka – a town frequently targeted by Kiev forces – from their workplaces to bomb shelters on Monday. While independent verification of action on the battlefield has been difficult, the British Ministry of Defense said in an intelligence report that several Ukrainian brigades had stepped up their artillery fire in front-line sectors in southern Ukraine. The British also said that most of the Russian units around Kherson “are probably undermanned and dependent on fragile supply lines”, while its forces there are undergoing a major reorganization. However, Moscow-appointed Crimean regional leader Sergei Aksionov dismissed reports of an attack in the Kherson region as false. He claimed that Ukrainian forces have suffered heavy losses in the region. Ukraine’s presidential adviser, Mykhailo Podolyak, warned against “super-shocking announcements” of a counterattack. The Ukrainian military said on Tuesday night that the Russians were shelling more than 15 settlements in the Kherson region and resorting to airstrikes. In other battlefield reports, at least nine civilians were killed in more Russian shelling, Ukrainian officials said, from the Black Sea port of Mykolaiv to the northeastern industrial center of Kharkiv, where five were killed in the city center. This composite of satellite images shows smoke rising from fires at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southeastern Ukraine Credit: AP/ Planet Labs PBC The fighting is complicating what could be a treacherous journey from Kyiv to Europe’s largest nuclear power plant, Zaporizhzhia, by an inspection team from the UN atomic energy agency. Specialists may have to pass through areas of active fighting, with no publicly announced ceasefire, to reach the Russian-held factory, where shelling has sparked fears of destruction. Ukraine and Russia accuse each other of repeatedly bombing the region. Nikopoli, a town just across the Dnieper from the plant, was again hit by a barrage of heavy shelling, authorities said, with damage to a bus station, shops and a children’s library. And a Russian missile attack targeted the city of Zaporizhzhia, about 50 kilometers from the plant, Ukraine said. Want a quick and special update on the biggest news? Listen to our latest podcasts to find out what you need to know

title: “Ukraine S Military Claims Are Being Pushed Into Russian Controlled Kherson Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-27” author: “Dwayne Katechis”

Ukraine claims it has pressured the Russian Peninsula, ITV News’ Ian Woods reports Ukraine’s military claims it has launched a major counteroffensive to retake the Russian-held region of Kherson. Russia occupied the city and the surrounding area in the first days of the invasion. But in recent weeks Ukraine has launched a series of attacks aimed at cutting off Russian forces there from key supply routes. Kherson is the largest Ukrainian city occupied by Russian forces, and reports of Ukrainian forces preparing a counteroffensive there and elsewhere in the region have been circulating for weeks. Officials based in Russia, citing Ukrainian rocket fire, announced the evacuation of residents of nearby Nova Kakhovka – a town frequently targeted by Kiev forces – from their workplaces to bomb shelters on Monday. While independent verification of action on the battlefield has been difficult, the British Ministry of Defense said in an intelligence report that several Ukrainian brigades had stepped up their artillery fire in front-line sectors in southern Ukraine. The British also said that most of the Russian units around Kherson “are probably undermanned and dependent on fragile supply lines”, while its forces there are undergoing a major reorganization. However, Moscow-appointed Crimean regional leader Sergei Aksionov dismissed reports of an attack in the Kherson region as false. He claimed that Ukrainian forces have suffered heavy losses in the region. Ukraine’s presidential adviser, Mykhailo Podolyak, warned against “super-shocking announcements” of a counterattack. The Ukrainian military said on Tuesday night that the Russians were shelling more than 15 settlements in the Kherson region and resorting to airstrikes. In other battlefield reports, at least nine civilians were killed in more Russian shelling, Ukrainian officials said, from the Black Sea port of Mykolaiv to the northeastern industrial center of Kharkiv, where five were killed in the city center. This composite of satellite images shows smoke rising from fires at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southeastern Ukraine Credit: AP/ Planet Labs PBC The fighting is complicating what could be a treacherous journey from Kyiv to Europe’s largest nuclear power plant, Zaporizhzhia, by an inspection team from the UN atomic energy agency. Specialists may have to pass through areas of active fighting, with no publicly announced ceasefire, to reach the Russian-held factory, where shelling has sparked fears of destruction. Ukraine and Russia accuse each other of repeatedly bombing the region. Nikopoli, a town just across the Dnieper from the plant, was again hit by a barrage of heavy shelling, authorities said, with damage to a bus station, shops and a children’s library. And a Russian missile attack targeted the city of Zaporizhzhia, about 50 kilometers from the plant, Ukraine said. Want a quick and special update on the biggest news? Listen to our latest podcasts to find out what you need to know

title: “Ukraine S Military Claims Are Being Pushed Into Russian Controlled Kherson Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-17” author: “Edward Lind”

Ukraine claims it has pressured the Russian Peninsula, ITV News’ Ian Woods reports Ukraine’s military claims it has launched a major counteroffensive to retake the Russian-held region of Kherson. Russia occupied the city and the surrounding area in the first days of the invasion. But in recent weeks Ukraine has launched a series of attacks aimed at cutting off Russian forces there from key supply routes. Kherson is the largest Ukrainian city occupied by Russian forces, and reports of Ukrainian forces preparing a counteroffensive there and elsewhere in the region have been circulating for weeks. Officials based in Russia, citing Ukrainian rocket fire, announced the evacuation of residents of nearby Nova Kakhovka – a town frequently targeted by Kiev forces – from their workplaces to bomb shelters on Monday. While independent verification of action on the battlefield has been difficult, the British Ministry of Defense said in an intelligence report that several Ukrainian brigades had stepped up their artillery fire in front-line sectors in southern Ukraine. The British also said that most of the Russian units around Kherson “are probably undermanned and dependent on fragile supply lines”, while its forces there are undergoing a major reorganization. However, Moscow-appointed Crimean regional leader Sergei Aksionov dismissed reports of an attack in the Kherson region as false. He claimed that Ukrainian forces have suffered heavy losses in the region. Ukraine’s presidential adviser, Mykhailo Podolyak, warned against “super-shocking announcements” of a counterattack. The Ukrainian military said on Tuesday night that the Russians were shelling more than 15 settlements in the Kherson region and resorting to airstrikes. In other battlefield reports, at least nine civilians were killed in more Russian shelling, Ukrainian officials said, from the Black Sea port of Mykolaiv to the northeastern industrial center of Kharkiv, where five were killed in the city center. This composite of satellite images shows smoke rising from fires at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southeastern Ukraine Credit: AP/ Planet Labs PBC The fighting is complicating what could be a treacherous journey from Kyiv to Europe’s largest nuclear power plant, Zaporizhzhia, by an inspection team from the UN atomic energy agency. Specialists may have to pass through areas of active fighting, with no publicly announced ceasefire, to reach the Russian-held factory, where shelling has sparked fears of destruction. Ukraine and Russia accuse each other of repeatedly bombing the region. Nikopoli, a town just across the Dnieper from the plant, was again hit by a barrage of heavy shelling, authorities said, with damage to a bus station, shops and a children’s library. And a Russian missile attack targeted the city of Zaporizhzhia, about 50 kilometers from the plant, Ukraine said. Want a quick and special update on the biggest news? Listen to our latest podcasts to find out what you need to know

title: “Ukraine S Military Claims Are Being Pushed Into Russian Controlled Kherson Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-11” author: “Louise Clark”

Ukraine claims it has pressured the Russian Peninsula, ITV News’ Ian Woods reports Ukraine’s military claims it has launched a major counteroffensive to retake the Russian-held region of Kherson. Russia occupied the city and the surrounding area in the first days of the invasion. But in recent weeks Ukraine has launched a series of attacks aimed at cutting off Russian forces there from key supply routes. Kherson is the largest Ukrainian city occupied by Russian forces, and reports of Ukrainian forces preparing a counteroffensive there and elsewhere in the region have been circulating for weeks. Officials based in Russia, citing Ukrainian rocket fire, announced the evacuation of residents of nearby Nova Kakhovka – a town frequently targeted by Kiev forces – from their workplaces to bomb shelters on Monday. While independent verification of action on the battlefield has been difficult, the British Ministry of Defense said in an intelligence report that several Ukrainian brigades had stepped up their artillery fire in front-line sectors in southern Ukraine. The British also said that most of the Russian units around Kherson “are probably undermanned and dependent on fragile supply lines”, while its forces there are undergoing a major reorganization. However, Moscow-appointed Crimean regional leader Sergei Aksionov dismissed reports of an attack in the Kherson region as false. He claimed that Ukrainian forces have suffered heavy losses in the region. Ukraine’s presidential adviser, Mykhailo Podolyak, warned against “super-shocking announcements” of a counterattack. The Ukrainian military said on Tuesday night that the Russians were shelling more than 15 settlements in the Kherson region and resorting to airstrikes. In other battlefield reports, at least nine civilians were killed in more Russian shelling, Ukrainian officials said, from the Black Sea port of Mykolaiv to the northeastern industrial center of Kharkiv, where five were killed in the city center. This composite of satellite images shows smoke rising from fires at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southeastern Ukraine Credit: AP/ Planet Labs PBC The fighting is complicating what could be a treacherous journey from Kyiv to Europe’s largest nuclear power plant, Zaporizhzhia, by an inspection team from the UN atomic energy agency. Specialists may have to pass through areas of active fighting, with no publicly announced ceasefire, to reach the Russian-held factory, where shelling has sparked fears of destruction. Ukraine and Russia accuse each other of repeatedly bombing the region. Nikopoli, a town just across the Dnieper from the plant, was again hit by a barrage of heavy shelling, authorities said, with damage to a bus station, shops and a children’s library. And a Russian missile attack targeted the city of Zaporizhzhia, about 50 kilometers from the plant, Ukraine said. Want a quick and special update on the biggest news? Listen to our latest podcasts to find out what you need to know