Ukraine's Small Counteroffensive Near Kherson

Ukraine captured Mykolayivka and Davydiv Brid. Davydiv Brid is a strategic town.

A little video on Ukraine’s counteroffensive near Kherson. In the last couple of days, Ukrainian forces have made some small but important gains. Ukraine reports forcing Russian forces from Mykolayivka and also capturing the strategic town of Davydiv Brid. Ukraine reports that the Russian forces don’t have reservers to deploy and that they have lost the ability to securely resupply the Inhulets River battlefront by road.

As you can see here, it’s a small town, but is a type of crossroads. Situated along the Inhulets River, it has roads leading North east, north, west and two roads to the south. This puts more pressure on northern villages currently occupied by Russia. Such as Velyka Okelsandrivka and Vysokopillya. With roads leading a variety of directions—it could also be used as a jumping off point for future Ukrainian offensives, similar to how the Russian’s used Popasna—another settlement with a number of key roads leading to various areas of conflict.

Additionally, heading more to the South West, losing Davydiv Brid and forcing the Russian forces to Bruskyn’ske, it puts pressure on Bilohirka, Kozove and Andriivka who could find themselves under pressure from two sides with only one route for retreat. It’s a small but interesting development.