The Kremlin’s statement about the capture of Krinkiv is likely premature and made to enhance the informational effect before the presidential elections in March 2024, according to the ISW report. The Head of the United Coordinating Press Center of Security and Defense Forces of the South of Ukraine, Natalia Humeniuk, described Russia’s efforts to destroy the Ukrainian bridgehead as an attempt by Russia to achieve an informational goal ahead of the presidential elections in Russia. Shoigu characterized Russia’s efforts on the eastern bank of the Kherson region as analogous to the capture of Avd…