Analysis
Dnipro is not the goal. We explain why Russia is eager for the Dnipropetrovsk region
The Russians have approached the Dnipropetrovsk region. However, their goal is not Dnipropetrovsk region, the military assures. They only need a bridgehead there.
Russian propaganda claims that Russian troops have already crossed the borders of the Dnipropetrovsk region and presents this as a "success" and a "deepening of the offensive."
Although in reality, the Russians were unable to gain a foothold in the Dnipropetrovsk region, military personnel who maintain defense in this direction and military analysts tell LIGA.net .
"The occupiers enter in small groups, take selfies with geolocation, and declare that they are "already there." But, usually, this is a one-way flight," military analyst Oleksiy Getman tells LIGA.net .
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