Ukraine is striking back at Russian troops with its own long-distance weapons, and Ukrainian officers say they want to capitalize on their momentum.
A sniper unit aims towards Russian positions during an operation, Kherson region, southern Ukraine, Saturday, Nov. 19, 2022. The Ukrainian sniper adjusted his scope, fired a.50-caliber bullet and said he saw a Russian soldier fall across the Dnieper River. Another Ukrainian used a drone to scan for Russian troops. Two weeks after retreating from from the southern city of Kherson, Russia is pounding the territory across the Dnieper with artillery.
Ukrainian forces can now strike deeper into the Russian-controlled territories and possibly push their counteroffensive closer to Crimea, which Russia illegally captured in 2014. Crossing the river and pushing the Russians further back would require complicated logistical planning. Both sides have blown up bridges across the Dnieper.
Some military experts say there’s a possibility the weather might disproportionately harm poorly-equipped Russian forces and allow Ukraine to take advantage of frozen terrain and move more easily than during the muddy autumn months, ISW said.
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