They were too embarrassed to send him out a window
A withdrawal is easier said than done.
Let's say there are 10k Russians still on the wrong side of the bank with a lot of equipment. There are only 1-2 makeshift bridges and a few barges that can be used at any given time. They're going to need to fight several rear guard actions to delay the Ukrainians while the rest of the army crosses. It's going to be a very delicate operation, all the units will need to coordinate their actions to ensure to make sure no one gets cut off, or the crossings themselves come under fire too early.
The question is how much havoc can Ukraine cause before Russia can fully withdraw. Now is the time for them to be bold, surely better to fight the Russians while on the run rather than let them entrench somewhere else.
Kherson???-
This was him
Think he is the deputy head. The actual Kherson Head I thought was the second from the right. There was a video of him (posted by himself) a while back of him in a car (fleeing?) but still giving instructions.
His deputy i’d imagine, his leader was the oldish guy who looked very very uncomfortable
It's not a retreat, it's advancing backwards!!
See reports Russia are digging trenches in the north of Crimea. Many more retreats to come.
Could be the fella in the back of the truck supervisor giving them a talking to.
Was he one of the lads up with the leader in the odd huddle.
Lol
It will be interesting to see how complete this withdrawal from the west bank of the Dnieper is and how organised it is.
My god, you offered an opinion instead of a link dump. Is everything ok?
The Russian front is a long one as can be seen from the above, the loss of Kherson though likely regrettable to Russia is but a small section of it, the war will not be won in 2022
3 negative reports against UA in a row, clearly comrade is under pressure.
At Slobozhanschyna direction Russian army shelled Ambarne, Budarky, Vilkhuvatka, Hoptivka, Dvorichna, Zemlyanky, Milove and Starytsya of Kharkiv region, - General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine says in the morning report
At Kupiansk and Lyman directions Russian army shelled Berestove, Krokhmalne and Cherneschyna of Kharkiv region; Makiyivka, Nevske, Novoselivske, Ploschanka and Stelmakhivka of Luhansk region and Terny and Yampolivka of Donetsk region, - General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine says in the morning report
Do russian troop lorries carry munitions in a section underneath the seated soldiers?
There seems to be another compartment between the body of the lorry and where the mobiks are standing/riding on.
Cocktails in Crimea summer 2023 is still on
At Avdiyivka direction Russian army shelled Avdiyivka, Vodyane, Krasnohorivka, Maryinka, Nevelske, Netaylove, Novomykhaylivka, Opytne and Pervomayske of Donetsk region, - General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine says in the morning report
At Novopavlivka direction Russian army shelled Velyka Novosilka, Volodymyrivka, Vremivka, Vuhledar, Mykilske, Neskuchne, Pavlivka, Prechystivka and Shevchenko of Donetsk region, - General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine says in the morning report
At Zaporizhzhia direction Russian army shelled Stepove and Charivne of Zaporizhzhia region, - General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine says in the morning report
Should Ukraine attempt to beat some of the Russians across the river or at least try and get a relatively large group of saboteurs across that could then assist any future bridging attempts. While already very improbable the odds will shorten rapidly from here.
Terribly bad luck for this deputy head of Kherson.
I mean what are the chances he'd die in a terrible car crash the very same day the Russians admit defeat in Kherson and announce their retreat. Wrong place wrong time I suppose.
Poster boy for annexation in the region according to C4 news apparently.
What.are.the.chances!
They love their trenches
Eh, I never liked her anyway.
Agree, I think any attempted crossing of the river would be foolhardy and unnecessary. The M777s do have a longer range than the 2S3s however, so the Ukrainians can pound away at Russian positions on the left bank while remaining out of counter battery range. You could envision a scenario where Russia have to keep their heavier, less mobile equipment out of range of the Ukrainians and further away from the river. A HIMARS in Beryslav would squeeze slightly further the supply routes into Crimea, restricting it to the rail line and road through Melitopol.
No need for the Ukrainians to cross the river at Kherson. They can leave Kherson abandoned. Go North, cross the River at Zaporizyzhia, bring the pain from the North. The Russians only options then will be retreat to Crimea, or be cornered into the Peninsula below Kherson..... Or go back across to Kherson, which they really don't want to do.
Likely scenario is that both sides will fortify their side of the river and fighting moves to other areas of the front.
A river assault would be hugely risky and costly over whoever tried to undertake it. I cannot see Ukraine risking their more precious resources on such an endeavour.
Have a feeling they are letting the holding force on the south bank that they're part of a tactical withdrawal and not going to be expected to hold onto the city. Otherwise they might decide "sod this for a game of cowboys" and take off on their heels
Real question is are they going to blow that dam and I expect they will, hence all the gumflapping about making sure that any civvies who want to leave can do so.
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