Tunnels and hybrid attacks: Russia digs in under Ukraine-controlled skies across 20-30% of Kherson’s occupied bank, marine officer says
Russia has switched from frontal attacks to a “hybrid” positional war on the Dnipro bank.
Russian forces are expanding their underground tunnel network to maintain mobility in areas of Kherson Oblast under Ukrainian control, according to Alim Kerimov, chief of staff for the 34th Separate Marine Brigade. These tunnels, capable of stretching up to 150 meters in length, have been found in approximately 20-30% of the occupied left bank of Kherson.
Kerimov claims that Russia has shifted from frontal assaults to a "hybrid" positional warfare, with a significant reduction in ground assaults and river crossings, and an increase in artillery, drone, and aviation strikes. Despite this change in strategy, Russia has not abandoned its efforts to retake Kherson, which was liberated in 2022.
Ukrainian marines continue to hold positions on the islands in the Dnipro delta, pushing forward in several directions.
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