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As Russian forces make slow progress in eastern Ukraine, Ukraine's military stages a surprise cross-border attack. Ukraine in maps: Tracking the war with Russia Skip to main content
This is the map from Sept. 4: ... Kherson, the major city in the province, was the first city in Ukraine to be occupied by Kremlin-led forces during the invasion. This is the map from Oct. 3:
As fighting intensified, the Ukrainian air defenses became more effective. The helicopter of Russian commander Capt. Ivan Boldyrev was hit and forced to make an emergency landing. [ 1 ] Furthermore, the initial wave of paratroopers landed at an exposed area, allowing the Ukrainian troops to easily target them.
From February 20, 2014, a number of Russian army and airborne units entered Ukraine without permission, to occupy the Crimean peninsula, including elements of the following: [1] 7th Air Assault Division (Novorossiysk) 3rd Spetsnaz Brigade (Tolyatti) 10th Spetsnaz Brigade (Krasnodar) 16th Spetsnaz Brigade (Tambov) 18th Motor Rifle Brigade (Grozny)
Ukraine rushed to fortify defences in front of the city, ultimately slowing the direct assault, but the Russians responded by widening its attack to exploit weaknesses around the city.
[191] [192] [193] The same day, a video was published by members of a Russian Spetsnaz brigade near Krasnohorivka (5 km north of the city). In the video, they claimed to be down to 30% of their nominal strength, "i.e. has only around 600+ out of 2000+ troops left", after assaulting a Ukrainian position.
The war in neighboring Ukraine has added to the long-standing tensions between Russia and Poland, an ally of Kyiv which has been supplying Ukraine’s military with weapons and pressing for more ...
According to Ukraine's Minister of Defense Stepan Poltorak, Spetsnaz forces operated largely alone during the first period of the war in Ukraine's Donbas region as they were the only units fit for duty at the time. [15] [16] A group of heavily armed men appeared in Donetsk on 3 March 2014.