After crossing the Dnipro at Bukrin and getting bogged down by the panzers, the Red Army shifts focus northward to take the Ukrainian capital.
Map 1: The Battle of Kyiv, 1943

Source: Warfare History <a href='https://Network.com'>Network.com</a> 
Map 2: German war map of the Battle of Kyiv, 1943

Note the crossing at Ljutesch, German spelling of Lyutizh (Ukrainian) or Liutezh (Russian).
Source:  Alchetron, the Free Social Encyclopedia
Photo 1: Crossing the Dnipro 

Soviet sappers building a raft to cross the Dnipro. The sign reads, in Russian, "To Kiev!" The soldier in the foreground appears to be looking up at approaching aircraft.
Photo 2: Pavel Rybalko, commander of the Third Guards Tank Army

Photo 3: Kirill Moskalenko, commander of the 38th Army during the second Battle of Kyiv

Photo 4: Kyiv after recapture by the Red Army

 Links:
<a href='https://beyondbarbarossa.podbean.com/e/attack-on-stalingrad/'>The attack on Stalingrad: Episode 31</a>

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&lt;p&gt;Map 1: The Battle of Kyiv, 1943&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Source: Warfare History &lt;a href='https://Network.com'&gt;Network.com&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Map 2: German war map of the Battle of Kyiv, 1943&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Note the crossing at Ljutesch, German spelling of Lyutizh (Ukrainian) or Liutezh (Russian).&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Source:  Alchetron, the Free Social Encyclopedia&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Photo 1: Crossing the Dnipro &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Soviet sappers building a raft to cross the Dnipro. The sign reads, in Russian, "To Kiev!" The soldier in the foreground appears to be looking up at approaching aircraft.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Photo 2: Pavel Rybalko, commander of the Third Guards Tank Army&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Photo 3: Kirill Moskalenko, commander of the 38th Army during the second Battle of Kyiv&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Photo 4: Kyiv after recapture by the Red Army&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt; Links:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://beyondbarbarossa.podbean.com/e/attack-on-stalingrad/'&gt;The attack on Stalingrad: Episode 31&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
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The Red Army recaptures the Ukrainian capital after two years of brutal occupation by the nazis.

Beyond Barbarossa:

The Battle of Kyiv, 1943: Episode 61

The Battle of Kyiv, 1943: Episode 61

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