Thread by @ZimermanErik

Pretty amazing video from a #Ukrainian amphibious incursion across the Dnieper from #Kherson to the #Russian held eastern bank. Source reported it recently, purports to be taken Feb 3rd. Cannot verify that & not sure if it was released previously. New to me. Geolocated below.

The fast boat we see is likely coming to pick up the UA soldiers & not drop them off though hard to tell. At first glance the raid seems rather pointless, endangering the men's lives for no obvious potential gain. The RU reaction likewise seems overkill as it is unlikely to have

killed any of the UA troops but did cause much damage on their side of the river. This alone could be the main point of the raid, plus intel gathering including noting the RU reaction. It is evident however that the RU forces at this point prefer a standoffish position along the

river due to accurate Ukrainian (Western provided) artillery on the west bank that can hit their forces. This is why even a small incursion like this is detected by air assets alone and dealt with artillery. Without the artillery danger from the other bank, some armored vehicles

would have quickly neutralized the small landing team (without destroying several buildings on the delta). Though the RU reaction may be a bit wasteful of property, the UA action as has been typical as careless with its men's lives. In any event, the action in broad daylight so

clearly captured by a Russian UAV shows us that like all fronts, the Kherson front remains tense and that neither side can afford to depopulate its respective bank of troops, without risking an advance from the other.

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