Russia is still trying to evacuate its troops from other areas of Kherson region “across the river to defensive positions on the east bank” after withdrawing its troops from the only regional capital captured by Russian forces since February, Britain’s Ministry of Defense said. Saturday morning assessment.

Kherson has been the only regional capital captured by Russian forces since February, so the withdrawal does significant image damage and is a “public acknowledgment of the difficulties” on the west bank of the Dnieper, British military intelligence said.

Britain’s Ministry of Defense believes that while Ukraine may have retaken “large areas” of Kherson Oblast on the west bank of the Dnipro River, and Ukrainian forces are now “substantially in control” of the town in southern Ukraine, Russia is trying to continue evacuating its troops from other districts of the Kherson region “across the river to defensive positions on the eastern bank.”

British Defense Minister Ben Wallace welcomes the return of Kherson, but still considers Russia a threat.

• “In February, Russia did not achieve any of its main goals, except for Kherson.
• Now, after the capitulation of this city, ordinary people in Russia must surely ask themselves: “What was it all for?”. As a result of the illegal invasion, the Russian military suffered huge losses and achieved only international isolation and humiliation, and Ukraine will continue to press.
• Britain and the international community will continue to support him and, while the withdrawal is welcome, no one will underestimate the continuing threat posed by the Russian Federation,” British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace said.