Ukraine forces say carried out ‘successful’ operations on east bank of Dnipro River

Ukrainian troops have conducted a “series of successful operations” on the eastern bank of the Dnipro River in the Russian part of Kherson region and established several bridgeheads, Kyiv’s military said on Friday.

In a statement, the Ukrainian Marines said on their Facebook page that they were continuing to carry out operations on the eastern side of the river. Russia conceded for the first time this week that Ukrainian troops had crossed the river.

• Russian forces destroyed five Ukrainian army boats and amassed enemy manpower in the Kherson area over the past day in the special military operation in Ukraine, a spokesman for the regional emergency services reported on Friday.

"Dnepr battlegroup units inflicted damage on the enemy by firepower in the Kherson direction, destroying five Ukrainian army boats, amassed adversary troops near the settlement of Krynki, an enemy troop amassment in the area of Alekseyevsky Island, amassed adversary troops near the railway bridge," the spokesman said.

In addition, Russian forces destroyed a Ukrainian 120mm mortar with its team in the island zone and an enemy weapon emplacement in the Kakhovka direction, he said.