Ukrainian forces cross Dnipro river in major tactical advance

Two Majors, a Telegram channel with more than 400,000 followers, wrote: “The information that became known by yesterday evening about the expansion of the zone of control of the Ukrainian Armed Forces on our bank of the Dnipro indicates plans to create a real enemy bridgehead for further actions.

“A new element of the situation is the presence of long-range missiles from the Ukrainian Armed Forces, which were used yesterday at the Berdiansk airfield. Now the enemy will try to launch diversionary strikes on the maximum accessible depth of defence in the southern direction, and a massive UAV raid tonight may indicate a clarification of the positioning areas of our air defence.”

Despite concerns on the Russian side, Rochan Consulting reported that the odds are still stacked in Moscow’s favour.

“When looking at the quantity of units deployed by both sides, it is clear that Ukrainians are inferior,” the defence analysis firm based in Gdansk, Poland, wrote.

But it added: “Achieving an operational surprise, a high degree of coordination with artillery may allow Ukrainians to establish and expand the bridgehead near the river bank.

“However, moving forward inside the Black Sea Lowland will be difficult without deploying additional formations.”