Footage recorded by a Ukrainian marine in December 2023 shows the first person perspective of the ongoing battle in the vicinity of Krynky, on the Left Bank of the Dnipro River in the Kherson region of Ukraine.

Ukrainian SOF, marines, and territorial defense forces seized a cross-river foothold during a small lightning offensive and have managed to gain ground while inflicting heavy losses and damage against the occupying Russian forces in the area.

With the dwindling foreign military support for Ukraine, it's not clear how much longer they will be able to continue supporting this logistically complicated front.

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Will Killmore is a US Army combat infantry veteran and Purple Heart recipient. He has deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan with the 172nd Stryker Brigade and 173rd Airborne Brigade. Following his time in service, he successfully pursued a certificate of journalism and has been a blogger for Funker530 since 2014. Follow Will’s bad takes on Twitter