Ukraine is treating news of a major Russian retreat with extreme caution over fears it may be an elaborate trap. The Kremlin confirmed it was pulling troops out of Kherson and back to the left bank of the Dnipro River to set up a new defensive line.
Ukraine is treating news of a major Russian retreat with extreme caution over fears it may be an elaborate trap.confirmed it was pulling troops out of Kherson and back to the left bank of the Dnipro RiverUkrainian soldiers have spent months retaking land around Kherson, the only regional capital Russia has captured since February, and forced deportations of citizens by occupying forces has been under way for weeks.
He claimed its army is mining everything from apartments to sewers and planning to shell the southern Ukrainian city from the other side of the River Dnipro. Military analyst Oleg Zhdanov said Russia’s announced retreat ‘could very well be an ambush and a Russian trap to force the Ukrainians to go on the offensive, force them to penetrate the Russian defences, and in response to strike with a powerful blow from the flanks’.
‘I understand that this is a very difficult decision but, at the same time, we will preserve the most important thing – the lives of our servicemen and the combat effectiveness of the troops.’ ‘Apparently we will leave the city, no matter how painful it is to write about it now,’ said War Gonzo blog, which has 1.3million subscribers on Telegram.supports HTML5 videoMr Putin was absent from the televised announcement and has not commented publicly on Kherson, suggesting he does not want to be associated with it.
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