In the first stage of the Russian war, on the surface, the main offensive direction of the Russian army was in Ukraine the capital Kiev and the second largest city, Kharkiv and other areas. However, due to the The Ukrainian army put up very tenacious resistance, which resulted in the Russian army suffering heavy losses and finally retreating in disgrace.
However, they achieved the greatest results on the southern front in Ukraine, which the Russian army did not seem to attach much importance to. Not long after the war began, the Russian army took complete control of Kherson Oblast and captured most of Zaporozhye Oblast as well as major cities such as Melitopol and Berdyansk. Due to the negligence of the Ukrainian army in defending this area, they suffered heavy losses.
After the Russo-Ukrainian war entered the second stage, the Ukrainian army has been claiming to regain lost territory. Their most important target is undoubtedly the Kherson area. However, due to the continuous efforts of the Russian army in other directions in the Mariupol and Donbas regions, the Ukrainian army had to scramble to defend in these places.
Initially and the Ukrainians claimed to counterattack Kherson in April, but they delayed it again and again. Ukrainian officials last stated that they would launch a major counteroffensive against Kherson in September, and now it is time for them to fulfill their promise.
In recent times, the Ukrainian army has moved very frequently in the direction of Kherson and is launching attacks on a series of settlements under the control of the Russian army. Ukrainian troops once again attacked three Russian command posts and at least two ammunition depots located in the Kherson region. According to the Ukrainian Southern Combat Command, their attack killed 11 Russian soldiers and destroyed one self-propelled howitzer , three armored vehicles , and 11 rocket launchers .
In response, the head of the administrative agency of the Kherson region under Russian control confirmed the attack launched by the Ukrainian army, and claimed that the Ukrainian army carried out four shellings on the city of Novokakhovka. In addition, they also attacked the A hydropower station on the Nieper River .
The reason why the Ukrainian army has the ability to attack the Russian army’s rear bases is because in the past period of time, Western countries led by the United States have provided them with a large number of long-range strike weapons. For example, the United States has provided assistance to Ukraine’s Haimas high-mobility rocket launchers. , Germany gave them the PZH2000 self-propelled howitzer , France gave them the Caesar self-propelled artillery and so on.
The range of these long-range strike weapons is far beyond that of similar equipment of the Russian army, and because the Russian Aerospace Force has not been able to completely control the air superiority of Ukraine, the Russian army does not dare to easily fly to the areas controlled by the Ukrainian army. Targeting these Artillery and rocket launcher fight back. It is also worth mentioning that the United States has provided assistance to the Ukrainian army with Ham anti-radiation missiles, which means that the Russian army’s anti-artillery radars have been included in the strike range.
An even worse news for the Russian army is that after a long period of firepower preparations, the Ukrainian army has begun to launch a large-scale counterattack in the direction of Kherson and has regained some settlements. It's just that the Ukrainian army currently lacks the support of aviation firepower and field artillery, and cannot expand the results in time after recovering the settlements.
However, the United States is currently considering aiding Ukraine with more weapons and equipment, which may even include fighter jets . Once this happens, it will undoubtedly be disastrous for the Russian army. Moreover, the current state of the Russian military is that they have no way to intercept Ukraine's long-range firepower attacks. Therefore, their future losses will only be more severe.
Previously, Putin had signed an order to expand the total size of the Russian Federation Armed Forces by 137,000 people. This move shows to some extent that the Russian troops deployed on the southern front are already stretched thin.If Russia wants to make this war a good explanation both internally and externally, it must at least keep its current control area and not be taken back by the Ukrainian army. Otherwise, even if they conquer the entire Donbas in the future, they will not be able to call it A perfect victory.
