Review Russian troops from her city Peninsula now paves the way for further advancement Ukrainians who resist in order to regain as much territory as possible.

However, according to the editors Washington Post, it is unlikely that we will soon see Ukrainian forces consolidate new territorial gains, regaining control over areas outside of Kherson. And this is for a number of reasons: because of him winter which is approaching and which is expected to restrict the movement of armed forces on the battlefield, as well as because of the cover maneuvers that both belligerents are carrying out, fortifying their positions with additional weapons, ammunition and manpower.

“Ukraine’s offensive in the south has put Moscow’s forces to flight. However, Russian fortifications and the Dnieper River will slow down the advance of Ukraine in the Crimea,” according to the Washington Post.

American officials believe that Moscow has decided to leave the western bank of the Dnieper in an attempt to avoid what was done earlier in Kharkiv in September last year. It is recalled that at this time the Russian troops retreated indiscriminately, losing territory and leaving a large amount of Russian weapons.

However, at Kherson, the Russian retreat looked more like a strategic pre-emptive retreat to safer positions, but also a preparation for future battles.

The Russian general Sergey Surovikinleading the Russian forces, which fighting in UkraineIn fact, he admitted this last Wednesday, when he justified the withdrawal of Russian troops from Kherson by the fact that: “We will save the lives of our soldiers and ensure the combat capability of our units. Keeping forces on the western bank (Dnieper) is useless. Some of them can be used on other fronts.”

According to Surovikin, Moscow could no longer supply its troops west of the Dnieper, and so the Russian forces had to retreat and regroup elsewhere east.

While retreating, Russian troops are laying mines and blowing up bridges, with fears that Russian troops may be hiding inside the city of Kherson. But on the other hand, the advancing Ukrainians are now within range of Russian artillery, which forces them to be more careful. According to the Washington Post, it will now be difficult for Ukrainians to move further east and further south. They are said to be capable of hitting Russian supply lines from Crimea and attempting to retake territory beyond. Crimea.

Ukrainian sources tell the Washington Post that at this stage, the liberation of Crimea is not considered a realistically achievable goal. First, there should be the liberation of most of the other territories in southern Ukraine, and then the operation in Crimea. Among the next real goals of the Ukrainians may be Zaporozhye.

Source: Washington Post.