16 JULY 2024


Ukrainian troops have withdrawn from the village of Krynky on the left (eastern) bank of Kherson Oblast.
Source: Ukrainska Pravda sources in Ukraine’s Marine Corps; Suspilne, Ukraine’s public broadcaster, with reference to a source in the defence forces
Details: The military reports that this happened several weeks ago.
Earlier, DeepState analysts reported that the Russians had occupied the village of Urozhaine in Donetsk Oblast.
Background:
Ukrainian troops gained a foothold in Krynky in October 2023. Since then, the Russian forces have tried to drive the Ukrainian forces out of Krynky almost every day, as regularly mentioned in the daily reports of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
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https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2024/07/16/7466024

In the end, it was a useless operation.
It pulled rashists and equipment from other areas for several months, but at what cost. Birds of Magyar gave em hell while they were there.
That’s true, Sir Bill. But, it also kept the AFU there instead of being elsewhere. I suppose we’ll have to wait until the end of the war to find out about all the facts and figures to see how useful or not the operation was.