Russian advances in the south of Ukraine have contrasted with the difficulties Moscow has experienced in the north and north-east

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1. Mykolaiv forms the apex triangle of key ports with Kherson to the east and Odesa to the west

2. On Tuesday it appeared Russian forces were looking to bypass Mykolaiv to the north and find another way across the river

3. The attempt to link up a land bridge with Transnistria would cut off Ukraine’s most important port, Odesa

On Tuesday it appeared Russian forces were looking to bypass Mykolaiv to the north and find another way across the river

Mykolaiv forms the apex triangle of key ports with Kherson to the east and Odesa to the west

The attempt to link up a land bridge with Transnistria would cut off Ukraine’s most important port, Odesa