Russians evacuate bridgehead
Kremlin orders withdrawal in Kherson region
11/09/2022, 4:16 p.m
Moscow’s troops have been in a precarious position on the west bank of the Dnipro for weeks. Because the Ukrainian armed forces are damaging the bridges over the river, supplies for the Kremlin’s units are faltering. Now Russia’s Defense Minister Shoigu is ordering a withdrawal from the bridgehead.
Under pressure from Ukrainian counter-offensives, Russian troops are withdrawing from a strategically important part of the annexed southern Kherson region. Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu ordered the evacuation of the western bank of the Dnipro River, as seen on Russian state television.
The situation of the Russian troops in the region had become increasingly critical in recent weeks. Because Kiev’s artillery severely damaged the bridges over the Dnipro, supplies for the approximately 20,000 Russian soldiers on the west bank are mainly transported via improvised pontoon ferries. While some Russian units in the past few days already were evacuatedAccording to the Ukrainian military, Moscow also transferred fresh forces to the arc of the front.
Current satellite images from early November show that Russian troops are currently busy setting up defensive positions on the east bank of the Dnipro.