Ukraine says Moscow has sent reinforcements to Kherson
Ukraine according to the army Russia On the right bank of the Dnieper River soldier sums up. Both sides are preparing for a decisive battle for the southern city of Kherson.
The General Staff of the Armed Forces said on October 28 that in the Kherson region of Moscow of Ukraine personnel loss as a result of the counterattack compensation to the newly mobilized thousand to do soldier sent.
According to the information, the residents of the city of Kherson were moved from the right bank to the left bank of the Dnieper River.
The Kherson region fell into the hands of Russia in the first days of the war, but only Ukraine launched an offensive to regain control of the province in recent weeks.
who besieged Kherson from the west Ukraine forces attack Russian positions on the right bank of the Dnieper River.
But harsh terrain and bad weather delays the advance of the army, the army says.
Russia entered Kherson at the end of September, of Ukraine declared the annexation of four provinces. According to the officials appointed by Moscow to the province on October 27, more than 70 thousand residents left the city.
The Ukrainian army notes on October 28 that the end 24 hours 44 Russian servicemen were killed, an ammunition depot and a hangar full of equipment were destroyed.
This claim could not be independently verified.
But the leader of Chechnya, Russia President Vladimir Putinclose ally of Ramzan Kadyrov to Kherson this week of Ukraine said that 23 soldiers were killed and 58 wounded in the artillery attack. So far, such disclosures have been few and far between, as pro-Moscow forces rarely admit major combat losses.
In eastern Donetsk region, four local residents were killed by Russian fire. Information province military the head of the administration Pavlo Kirilenko gave
Officials of Russia weather He says that he hit Ukraine’s energy infrastructure with strikes, drone attacks, and shell fire, and electricity was cut off in the capital, Kyiv, and other places.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky and said that Ukrainians cannot be intimidated with such tactics.
“We cannot be broken by fire – hearing the anthem of the enemy on our land is more terrifying than seeing enemy rockets in our sky.” – Zelensky he said in his traditional video address on October 27. He made his speech in the dark, next to the remains of the downed drone.
Meanwhile, “Reuters” and “Associated Press” agencies USA with reference to officials, they write that Washington will provide an additional $275 million to support Ukraine’s counteroffensive against Russian forces military prepares an aid package.
Speaking on condition of anonymity, the officials said that there is no new big weapon in the package and that it will be announced today – October 28.