Latest Defence Intelligence update on the situation in Ukraine - 23 July 2022
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(2/8) In the last 48 hours, heavy fighting has been taking place as Ukrainian forces have continued their offensive against Russian forces in Kherson Oblast, west of the River Dnipro.
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(3/8) Russia is likely attempting to slow the Ukrainian attack using artillery fire along the natural barrier of the Ingulets River, a tributary of the Dnipro.
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(4/8) Simultaneously, the supply lines of the Russian force west of the Dnipro are increasingly at risk.
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(5/8) Additional Ukrainian strikes have caused further damage to the key Antonivsky Bridge, though Russia has conducted temporary repairs. As of 22 July 2022, it was almost certainly open to some traffic.
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(6/8) It has not been possible to verify claims by Ukrainian officials that Russia is preparing to construct an alternative, military pontoon bridge across the Dnipro.
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(7/8) The Russian army prioritises maintaining its military bridging capability, but any attempt to construct a crossing of the Dnipro would be a very high risk operation.
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I still cannot understand why they have so much difficulties in building a pontoon bridge or cross a river of n another way.
If you see how the Red Army in 1943 to 1945 was improvising and cross rivers on anything that could float, why can't they do it in this time to?
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Its Russia, not the Soviet Union. They don't have lend-lease either, that has gone to Ukraine this time.
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Why not send in 100 or more drones simultaneously to destroy that bridge? Cut off Russian supplies. Surely they can’t bring down so many drones in one go?
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They don't have 100 drones.
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