Ukraine counter offensive?

 Newsmax:

Newsmax has learned that the long-awaited Ukrainian counteroffensive against Russia has officially begun.

Ukraine crossed into the Russian-occupied regions of Kherson on the left bank of the Dnipro river and is holding strategic positions, a source told Newsmax Sunday morning.

Ukrainian military forces have successfully established positions on the eastern side of the Dnieper River, according to a new analysis, giving rise to speculation Sunday that the advances could be an early sign of Kyiv's long-awaited spring counteroffensive.

The Institute for the Study of War, a Washington-based think tank, reported early Sunday that geolocated footage from pro-Kremlin military bloggers indicated that Ukrainian troops had established a foothold near the town of Oleshky, along with “stable supply lines” to their positions.

The Washington-based think tank cited geolocated footage from Russian military bloggers, who in recent days have been openly discussing whether their side had lost control of the eastern bank of the Dnipro.

Analysts widely believe that if Ukraine goes ahead with a spring counteroffensive, a major goal would be to break through the land corridor between Russia and the annexed Crimean Peninsula, which would necessitate crossing the Dnieper River in the country's south.

Responding to Ukrainian media reports proclaiming that the establishment of such positions indicated the counteroffensive had begun, Natalia Humeniuk, the spokeswoman for Ukraine’s Operational Command South, called for patience.

While neither confirming nor denying the ISW report, she said only that details of military operations in the Dnieper delta couldn't be disclosed for operational and security reasons.
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Russia has recently gone over to the defensive possibly in response to the Ukraine offensive.  It is not clear at this time whether Ukraine is now using the Western weapons that have been delivered.  What is clear is that Russia is having to rely on old weapons taken out of warehouses.  The mainstream media have not confirmed this offensive as of this post.  However, ISW Is usually a good source and uses satellite data in many of its reports.