How Ukrainian Special Forces Secured a Critical Dnipro River Crossing
Voice of America
A Ukraine Special Operations Forces soldier walks through water on the shores of the Dnipro River using night vision goggles during a night mission in Kherson region, Ukraine, on June 11, 2023. (Felipe Dana/AP) A Ukraine Special Operations Forces officer talks on the radio while navigating the Dnipro River during a night mission near Kherson, Ukraine, on June 11, 2023. Ukraine Special Operations Forces soldiers prepare for a night mission on the Dnipro River near Kherson, Ukraine, on June 11, 2023. A Ukraine Special Operations Forces soldier rests inside a shelter as he waits to pilot a drone during a night mission in Kherson region, Ukraine, on June 10, 2023. Ukraine Special Operations Forces soldiers sleep next to their phones in Kherson region, Ukraine, on June 16, 2023. Ukraine Special Operations Forces return from a night mission in Kherson region, Ukraine, on June 10, 2023.
Their first battle plan was outdated the moment the dam crumbled. So the Ukrainian special forces officers spent six months adapting their fight to secure a crossing to the other side of the Dnipro River in southern Ukraine.
