A Ukrainian official said that Russian forces, which occupy part of the Kherson strategic region in southern Ukraine, and Ukrainian soldiers, who are advancing towards the regional capital, would engage “the hardest of battles” in the city of Kherson.
“In Kherson, the situation is clear. The Russians are gathering their forces”Ukrainian presidential adviser Oleksiy Arestovitch said in a video on Tuesday. “It means that no one is ready to back down. On the contrary, the fiercest of battles will take place in Kherson”he added, without however saying when this battle could take place.
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Kherson in Russian hands since the start of the Russian invasion
Russian forces in the area have been pushed back in recent weeks and risk being trapped against the western bank of the Dnipro River, where the provincial capital of Kherson is in Russian hands since the first days of the invasion of Ukraine eight months ago.
Authorities installed by Russia evacuate residents east bank, but Oleksiy Arestovych, adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, said there was no sign that Russian forces were preparing to abandon the town.
Russian forces are digging in for the ‘heaviest of battles’ in the strategic southern region of Kherson, a senior Ukrainian official said, as the Kremlin prepares to defend the largest city under its control from Ukraine’s counter-offensive https://t.co/9ReISTBnbH
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