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Recently, Russia also appeared passive in the southern front of Ukraine. The bombing of the Crimean Bridge directly shocked the entire Crimean Peninsula situation. At the same time, Ukraine has announced the second wave of victory, and the Ukrainian army is advancing rapidly in the southern front, striving to sweep Khlsong .
(Crimea Bridge explosion site)
According to Global Times , citing US media, , Deputy Director of Zelensky's Office, Kiril Tymoshenko, publicly claimed that since the start of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, the Ukrainian army has seized more than 2,400 square kilometers of territory in the Khelson area. At the same time, the Ukrainian army is also advancing in the direction of Kharkov , and even entered Luhansk . Zelensky also personally stated earlier that the Ukrainian army had made "significant progress" in the counterattack. He said that in the Khlsong region alone, the Ukrainian army quickly "liberated" more than 500 square kilometers of territory and controlled a large number of settlements.
Last time the Ukrainian army won a great victory in Kharkov, it announced that it had regained 8,000 square kilometers of territory. Now the Ukrainian army once again claimed to have captured more than 2,400 square kilometers of territory, and the Ukrainian army's advancement speed seems to be getting faster and faster. Of course, the difference between Khlsong and Kharkov is that the Russian army firmly controls Khlsong City on the edge of the Dnieper River, and this city is the "fortress" that the Ukrainian army wants to get. But this is also the most difficult, because Russia has deployed grouped forces with tens of thousands of people there, and there are many elite combat forces among these troops. Although it is separated by the Dnieper River, the Russian army's rear long-range strike force can support it at any time, so the Ukrainian army's attack is very difficult. The interruption of the Crimean Bridge explosion caused unstable factors in the Crimean situation. In the future, the Russian army's support for Khlsson's operations through the Crimean isthmus may reduce. However, because most areas of Zaporoze are also controlled by the Russian army, the Russian army can go directly to Khelsson from Donbas , which is impossible for the Ukrainian army to do anything about this corridor. Therefore, although the Ukrainian army wanted to achieve the goal of controlling the situation through quick victory and quick push, the actual situation was not that simple.
(The arrow refers to Kerson, and the Kerch Strait where the Crimea Bridge is located. The red box is the Pilekop Isthmus connecting Crimea)
From the current situation, Russia does not seem to think that there is any problem with Kerson City. Tens of thousands of Russian troops fight against the water . If the Ukrainian army wants to attack, they have to take a lot of risks. Moreover, now both Russia and Ukraine seem to be "raceful". Ukraine hopes to achieve its goals on the battlefield as soon as possible, while Russia seems to be waiting for winter to find an offensive opportunity. Ukrainian Defense Minister Advisor Sak admitted the deployment of the Russian army in Khlson, and he also said that the situation of the war may be affected by winter, and the Ukrainian army is currently preparing for this.
(Russian army entered Khlsong very early)
Therefore, although the Ukrainian army announced that it would capture thousands of square kilometers of territory again, the situation in Khlsong is completely different from Khrkov. Moreover, Russia's heavy troops are stationed here, which shows that it is possible to take Khlsson as the "bridgehead" to actively attack the Ukrainian army in the future. The Ukrainian army also had to consider a defensive issue, otherwise they would only focus on attacks. If they were counter-surrounded by the Russian army, the Ukrainian army would be in a bad situation.
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