US military official: Kyiv's gains have moved more Russian targets in range of standard artillery
Ukrainian forces continue to advance in the north and have made some gains in the southern part of the country in Kherson, a senior US military official said Friday.
“We have seen gains in the north now, really the line of advance for the Ukrainians, just north of the city of Mylove, and then extending essentially to the north and west with a number of small towns and villages that the Ukrainians have been able to clear of the Russians,” the official said.
The US has also seen some “incremental gains” in the central part of the country, “so not a lot of advancement, but some,” the official said. “We’re talking kilometers.”
Because Ukrainian forces have gotten closer to Russian forces along this central axis, they are relying less on guided multiple launch rocket systems, or GMLRs, to counter Russians, the official said.
“It’s also placed a good portion of that battle space under standard artillery, not GMLRs,” the official continued. “They can range the Russian targets they want to hit with standard artillery.”
The announcement by Russia’s deputy prime minister came shortly after Moscow-backed officials in the region appealed for help moving residents out of harm’s way. It’s the latest indication that Russian forces are struggling in the face of Ukraine’s counteroffensive.
