Battle for Dnipro bridgehead
Russian military blogger laments death of drone ace
January 24, 2024, 10:24 p.m
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Last week, the Ukrainian military reported the elimination of a Russian drone pilot on the Dnipro, who is said to be responsible for the deaths of hundreds of soldiers. According to a Moscow military blogger, his death was already noticeable during the battle for the bridgehead near Krynky.
The well-known Russian military blogger Vladimir Romanov lamented online the death of a successful drone pilot with the call sign “Moses”. Since the killing of “Moses” and the elimination of his team, Ukraine no longer has any problems carrying out its troop rotations on the left bank of the Dnipro River, Romanov said on Telegram with. In the past, the Ukrainians were simply sunk by “Moses”.
Since last October, Ukrainian marines have held a narrow bridgehead at the village of Krynky on the left bank of the Dnipro. To supply the troops, Kiev relies on boats, which are repeatedly the target of Russian combat drones. “Moses” is said to have been one of the Russian military’s most successful drone pilots. Like US Magazine “Forbes“, he is credited with destroying 31 Ukrainian speedboats. He is also said to be responsible for the deaths of almost 400 Ukrainian soldiers.
Last Friday on the Telegram channel of “Moses” reportedthat the drone pilot had fallen. In addition, the 35th Ukrainian Marine Brigade released a video that is said to show the attack by a kamikaze drone on the hideout of “Moses” and his group. According to the information, the attack took place on January 17th in the embattled village of Krynky. A Ukrainian drone ace with the call sign “Balu” is also said to have been involved in the operation. The information cannot be independently verified.
The topic of drones is currently also on the minds of other Russian war bloggers. Like the US think tank Institute for the Study of War (ISW) in its Situation report writes, there are discussions in the scene about how to overcome the trench warfare in Ukraine. According to the report, some propagandists believe that the Russian military is currently unable to concentrate sufficient numbers of soldiers to break through Ukrainian lines.
The reason given is that Kiev is already locating troop concentrations in the rear of the front and immediately attacking them with drones. Currently, the only solution is to attack with ten to 20 infantrymen and armored vehicles, which provide fire support at a great distance behind the stormtroopers, writes the ISW, citing the bloggers.