President Putin is desperately redeploying thousands of Russian troops to southern Ukraine to stave off a humiliating defeat, moving troops from the Donbas to bolster a force that has been split precariously across two banks of the wide Dnipro river.
The reinforcements bring the total Russian force in the area to more than 25,000 troops, a Ukrainian reconnaissance and intelligence team told The Times, adding that nine Russian battle groups, each between 500 and 800 men, had been moved there from Donbas and Crimea.
#Ukraine: Ukrainian counter-battery fire hit a 9P140 MRL of the 220 mm BM-27 Uragan system, destroying it and sending rockets flying wildly. Thanks @serhiyprytula. pic.twitter.com/WtjP3yURTm
— 🇺🇦 Ukraine Weapons Tracker (@UAWeapons) August 4, 2022
