Ukrainian troops advance on left bank of Dnipro River in Kherson region with partial success – ISW

According to analysts from the Institute for the Study of War (ISW), Ukrainian defense forces have made slight advancements on the left bank of the Dnipro River in the occupied Kherson region. 

Based on analyzed data from ISW experts, Ukrainian forces achieved minor successes on November 12 on the eastern (left) bank of the Kherson region amid ongoing ground operations, Rubryka reports.

Geolocation images published on November 12 reveal that Ukrainian forces have made a modest push into the town of Krynka — 30 km northeast of Kherson and 2 km from the Dnipro River.

The Russian military correspondents continued to claim that Russian forces attempted but failed to displace Ukrainian forces from Krynka. They also reported that Ukrainian forces were conducting offensive operations near Poima (10 km southeast of Kherson and 4 km from the Dnipro River), Pishchanyvka (13 km southeast of Kherson and 3 km from the Dnipro River), and Pidstepne (17 km east of Kherson and 4 km from the Dnipro River).

They then asserted that Ukrainian forces had deployed additional troops to the Krynka area and intended to cut Russian logistical lines, striking infrastructure connecting the Russian front line with rear areas in occupied Crimea, Kherson, and Zaporizhzhia regions.

One correspondent claimed that Ukrainian forces were advancing toward the E58 Oleshky-Kamianka highway and expressed concern that Ukrainian forces might threaten Russian positions near the E58-E97 junction south of the Poima-Pishchanyvka-Pidstepne line.

However, Ukrainian military observer Kostiantyn Mashovets reported that Russian forces allocated a relatively small number of units to defend the Oleshky-Nova Kakhovka road and respond to Ukrainian operations on the eastern bank, possibly to preserve the combat capability of the "Dnipro" troop group.

Earlier, analysts had reported the movement of Ukrainian military armored vehicles to the left bank of Kherson.

ISW analysts also indicate that Ukrainian forces are intensifying attacks on military and logistical targets in Russian rear areas and temporarily occupied territories.

On November 12, the Defense Intelligence of the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense reported that Ukrainian partisans attacked a Russian headquarters in the occupied city of Melitopol in the Zaporizhzhia region on November 11, resulting in the deaths of at least three soldiers from the Russian security service (FSB) and Russian Guard.

From November 8 to 12, strikes were observed on Russian military bases in the occupied Crimea and various regions of the Russian Federation.

According to ISW experts, since the summer of 2023, Ukrainian forces have been conducting a large-scale offensive campaign specifically targeting military objects in the occupied Crimea.

Key ISW findings:

• Ukrainian forces made slight advancements on the left bank of the Dnipro in the Kherson region on November 12 amid ongoing ground operations.
• The Russian government is attempting to downplay the scale of its actions to enhance control over the Russian information space.
• Russia continues to position itself as the leading guarantor of security for authoritarian African countries.
• Russian forces carried out limited rocket strikes on southern Ukraine on November 12.
• Russian forces continued offensive actions along the Kupiansk-Kremenets line, Sotsialna, and Bakhmut regions.

Last week, the Ukrainian military successfully conducted operations to destroy Russian ships in the Black Sea.

On November 4, the Ukrainian defense forces struck the shipyard "Zatoka" in Crimea. As a result, the carrier "Askold," which the Russian occupiers planned to launch and include in the Black Sea Fleet in December of this year, was damaged.

On November 10, the Ukrainian Defense Intelligence conducted a successful special operation in Crimeam, hitting two small landing ships in the town of Chornomorsket; the losses among Russian personnel are being clarified. The attack destroyed the "Akula" and "Serna" ships.