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On October 15, the Armed Forces of Ukraine attempted to carry out a large-scale offensive operation in the Kherson region. Amid the ongoing battles along all the front lines in the region, the main area of the Ukrainian assault was the right bank of the Dnieper River. A large Ukrainian grouping attempted to break through Russian defences to reach the towns of Novaya Kakhovka and Berislav but failed.
The Ukrainian offensive began in the early morning when Ukrainian artillery and MLRS heavily shelled the Russian military positions. Under the artillery cover, small assault groups of Ukrainian servicemen on armored vehicles attempted to cut the Dudchany-Mylovoe road. They were followed by dozens of Ukrainian tanks and infantry vehicles that should reinforces and expand the stronghold.
The attack was carried out by forces of two infantry battalions with the support of about 30 tanks and 50 infantry fighting vehicles.
In their turn, Russian forces detected the Ukrainian manoeuvres with reconnaissance UAVs and responded with heavy artillery fire. Russian aircraft also shelled the advancing enemy troops in the steppe.
The failed offensive operation resulted in heavy losses of the AFU. The Russian military thwarted the Ukrainian attempts to bring reserves into the battle. According to preliminary reports, at least 15 Ukrainian tanks and 20 enemy infantry fighting vehicles were destroyed, the AFU lost more than 100 servicemen.
British Huskys and Ukrainian Kosak-5s destroyed near Davidov Brod:
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The operation is expected to be the one of the upcoming attempts of the AFU to cut Russian grouping in the Kherson region. At the same time, heavy battles continue on the western front lines in the region, south of the Davidov Brod. The AFU have reportedly accumulated up to 60 thousand servicemen in the Kherson direction.
The Russian military is preparing for new large-scaled attacks by the AFU in the region. Mobilized servicemen and military equipment are transferred to the military positions in the region. Meanwhile, civilians are being evacuated from the settlements under Russian control. Women and children from Kherson were proposed to leave the region amid the ongoing hostilities.
The Russian military continue successfully repel Ukrainian attacks in Kherson, Zaporozhie regions. Ukrainian forces fail to develop any offensive in the LPR and a re retreating in the DPR. The Russian successes are the first results of the changes in the Russian top military command and reinforcement of the grouping in Ukraine with recently mobilized servicemen.
