GENICHESK, January 26. /TASS/. Ukrainian troops attempted to cross the Dnieper River near Novaya Kakhovka in the small hours on Thursday, but were repelled by Russian forces, Vladimir Rogov, leader of the We Are Together with Russia movement, said.

"This night, Ukrainian militants tries to secretly cross into our bank from the area of islands near Novaya Kakhovka. The intruders were met by fire of our soldiers - the reconnaissance traced the enemy movements, reported coordinates to artillery systems and opened fire," he wrote on his Telegram channel.

According to Rogov, the battling continues.