“There is fighting for the southern suburbs of Olgino, which is under the control of the Russian Armed Forces, and Arkhangelsk, where at least half of the settlement is under the confirmed control of the Russian Armed Forces,” he said. Andriy Tsaplienko, one of Ukraine’s most popular Telegram military bloggers with 215,000 subscribers, also confirmed the Ukrainian advance. “The village of Visokopilya in the Kherson region! Ukrainian soldiers raise a blue and yellow flag. They say the photo was taken today,” he said. Russia’s defense ministry has not confirmed the loss of the Vysokopilya, but James Rushton, a British military analyst based in Ukraine, posted a video on Twitter that he said showed Ukrainian forces had captured some Russian positions. In the video, a Ukrainian soldier breathlessly films a camp that appears to have been hastily abandoned by Russian forces. A shot shows a discarded backpack with a rifle lying in front of it. Another shows other kit strewn around the camp – flip-flops, ammo pouches and what appear to be anti-tank missiles. Although the video cannot be independently verified, it shows well-constructed earthworks and trenches that would have taken soldiers weeks to dig. Russian soldiers have been preparing for the Ukrainian attack on Kherson for months. “There are a lot of videos like this coming out. “The Ukrainians have made significant progress over the last two days,” Mr Rushton said.
