More from the ongoing situation on the banks of the Dnipro river now, and Vladimir Saldo has said he predicts the average life expectancy of a Ukrainian solider in the area is two days.
Mr Saldo is the Russian-installed governor of the part of the Kherson region which Moscow controls.
In a statement, he acknowledged that Ukrainian forces had managed to cross to the east bank of the river, but predicted they would be wiped out.
Russia saw the river as a difficult barrier for Kyiv’s soldiers to overcome.
“Our additional forces have now been brought in,” Mr Saldo claimed.
“The enemy is trapped in (the settlement of) Krynki and a fiery hell has been arranged for him: bombs, rockets, heavy flamethrower systems, artillery shells, and drones.
“They (the Ukrainians) are sitting in basements and run from one basement to another at night.
“In the last two or three days alone, total enemy losses have totalled about a hundred fighters.”
MEZIESBLOG has not independently verified these reports.
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