Russia says it scuppers more Ukrainian attempts to cross the Dnipro

FILE PHOTO: A view shows the city skyline and a rocky island in the Dnipro river which became visible again after water level sharply dropped following Kakhovka dam destruction, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine June 25, 2023. REUTERS/Stringer/File photo

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia said on Tuesday that marines, aviation and artillery had scuppered more Ukrainian attempts to gain a foothold on the eastern bank of the River Dnipro and on islands at the mouth of the river in southern Ukraine.

President Vladimir Putin sent troops into Ukraine in February 2022, triggering a major European land war and the most serious confrontation between Russia and the West since the depths of the Cold War.