Ukrainian troops have secured foothold in the south, senior official says

FILE PHOTO: A view shows the dried-up Dnipro river bank after water level sharply dropped following Kakhovka dam destruction, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in the village of Prymorske, Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine July 5, 2023. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo

(Reuters) -Ukrainian forces have secured a foothold on the east bank of the Dnipro River in southern Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's chief of staff said on Tuesday.

Andriy Yermak's remarks were the first official acknowledgement that Ukrainian troops were established on the Dnipro's east bank in Kherson region.