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The Dnieper River is one of strategically important battlefields of the war in Ukraine. While the warring sides are shelling enemy positions with artillery and aviation, reconnaissance and sabotage groups on speed boats continue local assault operations mainly in the area of the islands located in the estuary.
The Ukrainian military is known for numerous attempts to cross the river by small groups and attack Russian positions on the eastern bank, where they are usually destroyed by Russian forces. In their turn, in early July, the Russian military shared new videos showing their military operations on the Dnieper River.
Most recently, Russian sources shared footage of a raid by Crimean scouts on a speed boat successfully attacking Ukrainian positions on an island near Kherson. The operation was filmed both by the Russian servicemen and a reconnaissance UAV which was coordinating the operation.
Another attack of Russian forces on Ukrainian positions failed. Ukrainian sources shared a video of Russian crew being ambushed by Ukrainian forces. The Russian boat was first spotted and attacked by Ukrainian UAV and then a group of Ukrainian servicemen destroyed the enemy.
The video shows that some Russian servicemen are forced to use old fishing boats to perform military operations on the Dnieper River. While the Armed Forces of Ukraine are equipped by NATO countries with the advanced military equipment necessary for crossing the river, the Russian military suffers from insufficient supplies of advanced military boats. The video shared by Ukrainian sources has provoked a public scandal which is likely to force the Russian military command to pay more attention to the problem.
