Ukraine's river raiders defy mosquito-infested bogs and the fear of being drowned by their body armor to harass Russian invaders

• Ukrainian soldiers have been carrying out covert night raids across the Dnipro river.
• The raids aim to gain territory and establish a foothold on the eastern side of the river.
• A unit commander told the Kyiv Independent that they needed more powerful boats.

Soldiers from Ukraine's 197th Bataillon, part of the 124th Territorial Defense Brigade, have been carrying out night raids using speed boats in hit-and-run attacks into Russian-held parts of Kherson Oblast every week, crossing the Dnipro river, the Kyiv Independent reported.