The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation advanced on the left bank of Kherson region: in ISW told about the situation of the Armed Forces (map)
On Tuesday, December 12, Russian troops stated that the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation allegedly pushed Ukrainian fighters from uncertain positions near the village. Analysts with reference to the Russian source noted that Ukrainian and Russian troops were fighting in Krynki, and the Armed Forces tried unsuccessfully to fix themselves in the forest area near the Krikon.
"Russian sources claimed that there were unconfirmed reports that the Ukrainian forces landed in other indefinite areas of the east bank of the Dnieper River," the ISW said. According to the General Staff of the Armed Forces, the commander of the Russian group "Dnepr" Colonel-General Mikhail Teplinsky ordered the creation of airborne assault units on the model of "shock battalions" of the White Army of the Civil War in Russia, which at that time broke through the defendant.
However, the personnel of the new shock parts have low discipline and motivation. We will remind, on December 10 military observer Alexander Kovalenko stated that the number of Russian group of troops "Dnepr" exceeds 70 thousand people. According to him, about 380 tanks, up to a thousand BBM, 500 units of barrel artillery and less than 100 units of RSZV were concentrated on the Left Bank of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation of the Russian Federation.