Ukraine Loses Battle for Krynky, a Small Village on Eastern Side of Dnipro River
Peloni: Ukraine has finally lost its long coveted foothold on the Russian side of the Dnipro River. I called for Ukraine to give up this beachhead some time ago. This forward salient held no benefit for Ukraine if they could not effect a march on the sea, so to speak, and drive the Russians back. Rather than achieving this objective or anything close to it, the foothold at Krynky provided Ukraine nothing more than a propaganda boast at the cost of too many of her men. The process of attrition which led to the collapse of Avdiika and the slow retreat which followed should have been evidence enough to all, their supporters and detractors alike, that Krynky held no possible benefit for Ukraine, even as it provided Russia with the means to mount significant casualties on those Ukrainians unfortunate enough to be posted there, something of a metaphor for the war in general I would argue.
Sundance | July 18, 2024
The Dnipro River essentially forms the boundary between Russian controlled territory and Ukraine. Everything East of the river is controlled by Russia, while everything west is controlled by Ukraine. This status is essentially the underpinning of the visible stalemate.
By most generally accepted accounts, the Russians have carved out the buffer zone they initially wanted. Russia is essentially no longer trying to take any more ground in Ukraine and in many places, they have begun rebuilding towns. That’s what it looks like on the ground.
