Summary of Kherson Counter-Offensive Begins! Russian Invasion of Ukraine DOCUMENTARY

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The video documents the Ukrainian counter-offensive, which began in September, against Russian forces occupying parts of Ukraine. The number of Russian casualties is unknown, but Ukrainian losses are estimated to be high. Western military support has allowed Ukraine to inflict significant damage on Russian military infrastructure in Ukraine.

• 00:00:00 In the 6th month of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Russia largely continued its stalemate with Ukraine, having made small gains in the Donbas front. However, Ukraine achieved some success in the Kherson front in late August, along with continuing its campaign of destruction of the Russian military infrastructure in the rear. The situation in the Zaporizhian and the Kharkiv fronts remained mostly stable.
• 00:05:00 In early August, the slow and grinding pace of operations on both sides continued on the Kherson front. In this period, Russia tried to regain positions, which they lost throughout the summer. Meanwhile, on the Kharkiv front, the stalemate continued. Heavy battles took place around Udy, where the 200th Separate Motor Rifle Brigade engaged with the 113th Territorial Defense Brigade, in the Prudyanka-Dementiivka-Slatyne area, where the initial success of the 10th Motor Rifle Regiment of DPR on August 2 in Dementiivka was later negated by the push back of the 28th Tank Battalion and from Ternova to Bairak, where the 80th Separate Motor Rifle Brigade’s advance was repelled by the 117th and 227th Territorial Defense Brigades and the Ukrainian Special Forces. In early August, the slow and grinding pace of operations on both sides continued on the Zaporizhian front. In this period, Russia tried to regain positions, which they lost throughout the summer. On August 5, Russian opposition media outlet, The Insider reported that Russian forces had mined the turbine room of energy block 1 of the Power Plant. Other sources suggested that
• 00:10:00 Ukrainian forces continue to make progress in the war against Russia, as evidenced by the Ukrainian army's successful operations in Crimea and the Kherson oblast. Recent reports suggest that Ukrainian forces are behind Russian lines conducting sabotage operations.
• 00:15:00 In response to Ukrainian sabotage operations, Russia has begun an offensive in Ukraine's Kherson Oblast near the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant. According to the UK Ministry of Defense, at that point Russia could only supply its soldiers by two pontoon bridges. This paved the way for the emergence of reports that the Russian command on the western bank of the Dnipro river of the Kherson oblast relocated to the eastern bank. On the same day, elements of the 1st Army Corps of the separatist DPR gained some ground from Horlivka towards Zaitseve pushing back the 46th Airborne Brigade. Between August 12-14 heavy fighting occured south of Avdiivka, where reportedly the 1st Army Corps of the DPR separatists advanced in Pisky and near Spartak and Mineralne. 2 days later, LPR separatists achieved small gains towards Novomikhailovka and Solodke in the South of Mariinka. On August 17, Russia finally dismissed the commander of its Black Sea Fleet, Igor Osipov after several setbacks such as the sinking of the Moskva cruiser and the loss of the Zmiinyi island. He was replaced by Vice Admiral Viktor Sokolov. On August 18, in Lv
• 00:20:00 The Ukrainian army began a counter-offensive to retake Kherson on August 29, with heavy losses on both sides. Russia has claimed that the Ukrainian offensive has failed, but Ukraine has been tight-lipped about its progress. Western arms support to Ukraine has been regular, but President Zelensky's comments on August 2 make it clear that Ukraine still needs more.
• 00:25:00 In August, the United States, Britain, Sweden, and other Western nations pledged more military aid to Ukraine, which included more HIMARS, M777, NASAMS, and HARM rockets and shells, Javelins, ScanEagle surveillance drones, Claymore mines, 6 NASAMS air-defense systems, more artillery systems, and vehicles. This aid was in honor of Ukraine's independence anniversary. On August 10, British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace pledged 2 more M270 MLRS. On August 11, the Northern European allies of Ukraine raised 1.5 billion euros for military aid to Ukraine. On August 13, Swedish Defense Minister Peter Hultqvist stated Sweden’s readiness to directly produce weapons for Ukraine. On August 24, still British Prime Minister Boris Johnson pledged additional 54 million pounds of military aid to Ukraine. Ukraine's Western allies continued to provide military supplies to Ukraine throughout August, and there is no indication that this is going to stop. Western military support has allowed Ukraine to inflict significant damage on Russian military infrastructure in Ukraine, as Ukraine continued targeting Russian ammunition and oil depots. Explosions were reported at the oil depot in Makiivka on August 3, near Oleshky on August 5, at the Antonivskyi bridge
• 00:30:00 The video documents the Ukrainian counter-offensive, which began in September, against Russian forces occupying parts of Ukraine. The number of Russian casualties is unknown, but Ukrainian losses are estimated to be high.