Kiev (dpa-AfX)-Russian troops have strengthened their efforts to conquer the islands in the Dnipro River Delta south of the port city of Cherson. The number of daily attacks has increased from two to three to six to ten, said Wladislaw Woloschin, spokesman for the Ukrainian armed forces responsible for this section, state television. “The enemy wants to form certain bridgeheads in the region,” said Woloschin.
The Russian attacks have so far been cut off. The Ukrainian information could initially not be checked independently.
Anyone who controls the DNIPRO islands has a significant tactical advantage in the opinion of Ukrainian military. If Russian units succeed in controlling the islands, an advance on the mainland in the far south of the Ukrainian lines of defense would not be ruled out. In addition, this would block every shipping in the region./cha/dp/nas