Russia’s defence ministry says one ship was damaged in the attack on the port city of Kerch
“Some go to Crimea; I prefer Krynky.” For the Ukrainian humorist Ostap Vishnia, Crimea could keep its beaches and boulevards. Krynky, the village he favoured, is a rather less fashionable handful of houses interspersed with fruit trees on the east bank of the Dnipro, 70 miles north of Crimea. These days travel to Krynky is somewhat more fraught than it was for Vishnia. The Dnipro marks the frontline of the war with Russia in southern Ukraine.
The two armies trade relentless artillery fire across the river. Ukraine controls the west bank. Russia controls the east bank. Or it did until two weeks ago, when a contingent of Ukrainian marines made land and seized positions along the waterfront. They fought their way into Krynky. The marines’ prospects for holding their beachhead – let alone finding a way to bring over the armoured vehicles and heavy weapons that would be needed to push forward – looked slim.
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