UK intelligence reports that the rise of undergrowth in combat areas is helping Russian defensive positions
Russia-Ukraine war at a glance
Three civilians and four emergency service workers have been injured in a Russian strike on Kherson, according to Ukraine’s state broadcaster. It cites the regional governor Oleksandr Prokudin as the source of the information. Suspilne reports:
The Russian army fired at a church in the center of Kherson — three people who were traveling on a trolleybus past the cathedral were injured and hospitalised, the head of the OVA Prokudin said.
During the extinguishing of the fire, which arose as a result of the shelling of the church, a repeat attack took place: four rescuers who were extinguishing the fire were injured, the state emergency service reported. They are being assisted.
Undergrowth regrowing across the battlefields of southern Ukraine is likely one factor contributing to the generally slow progress of combat in the area.
The predominately arable land in the combat zone has now been left fallow for 18 months, with the return of weeds and shrubs accelerating under the warm, damp summer conditions.
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