On the left bank of the Dnipro, at least a division of Russians is operating against units of the Defense Forces, details from a military expert

On the left bank of the Dnipro in the Kherson direction, the Ukrainian Defense Forces are conducting a tactical operation; it is too early to talk about de-occupation. Military expert Sergii Grabsky stated this on the FREEDOM TV channel.

“I would not talk about de-occupation; for now we are talking about the tactical operation of the Ukrainian Defense Forces on the left bank of the Dnipro, that is, about creating the preconditions based on which we can then talk about the development of some more active actions. The most difficult thing is the balance of forces and means. That is, we understand that the operation on the left bank is carried out mainly by the forces of the Ukrainian Marine Corps, and, in general, small units are located on the left bank. The total number there is approximately 1,000 people. Against them… at least an enemy division is drawn up, which indicates a ratio of forces of 1:10,” said the military expert.

In addition, according to him, the Russians, to prevent the expansion of areas controlled by Ukrainian troops, are conducting very active military operations with extensive use of guided bombs in order not to lose their aircraft.

Grabsky noted that here we are mainly talking about the intensity of hostilities and the importance that the enemy attaches to this direction, but the specifics of the terrain also play a certain role.

“Here we can talk about negative and positive factors. That is, on the one hand, we cannot concentrate and provide a large number of forces on a certain section of the front on the left bank of the Dnipro. But, on the other hand, we have the opportunity to disperse our units, which is what we are doing, to conduct operations on wider sectors of the front, to put it mildly, unnerving the enemy, not allowing him to calm down and forcing him to keep such colossal forces and means on this shore. And, by the way, our defense of Avdeevka is a direct consequence of the fact that the enemy, even if he wants to, is physically unable to provide an even higher density of troops, forced to send these troops to other directions,” said the military expert.

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