A major stage of the war in Ukraine is undoubtedly being played out in the south of the country.
For a few days, the Ukrainian counter-offensive has accelerated in the newly annexed Kherson region, making it possible to retake
“several thousand square kilometers and almost 1,500 localities”
, and thus to converge on the eponymous city.
Thursday, October 6, the closest Ukrainian troops to the administrative capital of the oblast are some 25 kilometers to the northwest.
The two main points of effort advance from Davydiv Brid and Dudchany, a few hundred kilometers northeast of Kherson.
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According to the latest information, between 15,000 and 20,000 soldiers from the 49th combined army and the 22nd army corps, mainly mechanized infantry, are in the area.
On this front, "
the Russians have no other choice than retreat or encirclement
," observed General (2S) Olivier Kempf in a recent interview with
Le Figaro
.
Ahead of their…
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