Through the course of the war, Ukraine's general pattern seems to be attempting to put Russia into as many untenable positions as possible - the attack across the Dnipro seems to be just another of those attempts.
By inserting forces on the left bank, Russia's has to continue committing forces to that region to guard against a breakout - forces that otherwise would have been fighting likely closer to Robotyne during the counteroffensive. It also makes Russia behave more cautiously with the deployment of reserves. I have a feeling that's all the attack was intended to accomplish, despite the high Ukrainian losses.
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